Troubleshooting And Maintenance; General; Alarms, Errors, Messages - Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual

The PCA Module Technical Service Manual is available
from Cardinal Health. It includes routine service schedules,
interconnect diagrams, component parts lists and descriptions,
test procedures, and other technical information, to assist
qualified service personnel in repair and maintenance of the
instrument's repairable components. Maintenance procedures
are intended to be performed only by qualified personnel,
using the Service Manual and System Maintenance software.
Artifacts: It is normal for an infusion device to produce
nonhazardous currents when infusing electrolytes. These
currents vary proportional to the infusion device flow
rate. When an monitoring system is not functioning
ECG
under optimal conditions, these currents may appear as
artifacts, simulating actual
abnormalities are caused by patient condition or the
ECG
equipment, place the infusion device on hold. If the
ECG
readings become normal, the
ECG
attention. Proper setup of the
eliminate these artifacts. Reference the appropriate
monitoring system documentation for instructions on setup
and maintenance.
See the PC Unit Section of this DFU for the following system
references:

Alarms, Errors, Messages

Audio Characteristics
Definitions
Radio Frequency Note
®
Alaris System (with v9 Model 8000) DFU
PCA Module Section

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

General

readings. To determine if
ECG
equipment requires
ECG
equipment should
ECG
Alarms, Errors, Messages
ECG
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
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