Trividia True Metrix Air Owner's Booklet page 6

IMPORTANT INFORMATION (cont.):
FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS:
• The TRUE METRIX AIR Blood Glucose Meter can be
used on multiple patients. Healthcare Professionals always
need to wear gloves and follow Cleaning/Disinfecting
section and/or adhere to the infection control policies and
procedures approved by their facility. The test strips and
lancets are for single-use. Lancing device is restricted to
be used on one patient only.
• Venous whole blood drawn into only sodium heparin
blood collection tubes must be used for testing. Mix well
before use.
• DO NOT use venous whole blood collected in sodium
fluoride blood collection tubes for testing, as this may
cause inaccurate results.
• Reuse of devices labeled for single-use may result in
product contamination and patient infection.
• If the meter is being operated by a second person who
provides testing assistance, the meter and lancing device
should be disinfected prior to use by the second person.
• DO NOT perform capillary blood glucose testing on
the critically ill. Capillary blood glucose levels when
critically ill with reduced peripheral blood flow may not
reflect the true physiological state. Reduced peripheral
blood flow may result from the following conditions (for
example):
~ shock • severe hypotension • severe dehydration
~ hyperglycaemia with hyperosmolarity, with or without
ketosis.
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