Alarms - CareFusion Alaris VP Plus Guardrails Directions For Use Manual

Alarms

Alarms stop the infusion and are indicated by a combination of an audible sound, flashing red alert indicator and a message on the
display .
1 . Check the display for an alarm message and review table below for cause and action . Press
CANCEL to clear the message .
2 . When the cause of the alarm has been rectified, press the
BATTERY EMPTY)
Display
AIR-IN-LINE*
AIR-IN-LINE*
DOOR OPEN
DOWNSTREAM OCCLUSION
UPSTREAM OCCLUSION
Cause
Single air bubble exceeds alarm
limit . Set not fitted correctly
into air-in-line detector .
Accumulated air bubbles
exceeds alarm limit . Multiple
bubbles smaller than the single
bubble alarm limit, which
has been detected over a 15
minute window and >1ml .
Door was opened during an
infusion .
A blockage has occurred
downstream .
A blockage has occurred
upstream .
Possible container empty .
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Alaris™ VP Plus Guardrails™ Volumetric Pump
b
button to resume the infusion . (Exceptions are DO NOT USE and
Action
• Ensure set is fitted correctly in the air-in-line detector .
• Inspect infusion set for air bubbles and take appropriate
action .
• Remove air according to hospital policy .
• Check fluid level in container .
• Check fluid level in drip chamber .
• Restart infusion .
• Inspect infusion set for air bubbles and take appropriate
action .
• Remove air according to hospital policy .
• Check fluid level in container .
• Check fluid level in drip chamber .
• Restart infusion .
• Close door or clamp infusion set using roller clamp .
• Restart infusion .
• Check fluid path between Pump and patient for clamps,
connectors, kinks or blockages .
• Examine access site for signs of complications e .g . redness,
swelling, pain, heat .
• Check all infusion set clamps above the Pump are fully
open .
• Check that the fluid container is at a minimum height of
300mm above the pump .
• Ensure the bag spike is fully inserted into the fluid
container and not obstructed .
• Ensure the fluid container is not empty .
• Ensure air vent on drip chamber is open on all glass and
semi rigid containers .
• Check there are no kinks in the infusion sets above the
Pump .
• Check fluid level in the drip chamber .
• Consider if the 15µm filter in the drip chamber is blocked or
partially blocked .
• Ensure the infusion set has not been used for more than 72
hours .
• If alarm continues consider changing the infusion set .
• In the case of multiple alarms, consider a blockage in the
filter or air vent as a cause .
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to silence the sound for 2 minutes,
air-in-line detector
Alarms