General Warnings And Cautions - Dräger Apollo Operating Instructions Manual

Important Safety Information
WARNING !
In order to protect patients and users from
electrical hazards, it is imperative that all systems
consisting of electrical medical devices and other
electrical devices, such as but not limited to PCs,
printers, etc., be mounted exclusively by trained
personnel.
The system must meet the requirements about medical
electrical equipment in accordance to IEC/EN
60601-1-1 and IEC/EN 60601-1-2.

General Warnings and Cautions

The following warnings and cautions apply to general
operation and maintenance of the Apollo. Additional
warnings and cautions about installing and operating
specific parts appear with those topics in later sections
of this manual.
General Precautions
WARNING !
This anesthesia system will not respond
automatically to certain changes in patient
condition, operator error, or failure of
components. The system is designed to be
operated under the constant surveillance and
control of a qualified operator.
WARNING !
Each institution and user has a duty to
independently assess, based on its, his, or her
unique circumstances, what components to
include in an anesthesia system. However,
Draeger Medical, in the interest of patient safety,
strongly recommends the use of an oxygen
analyzer, pressure monitor, volume monitor, and
end-tidal CO monitor in the breathing circuit at all
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
WARNING !
Explosive anesthetics, such as ether or
cyclopropane, must not be used due to the risk of
fire.
WARNING !
Apollo must not be used with nuclear spin
tomography (MRT, NMR, NMI). Operation of the
workstation may be impaired and the patient may
be endangered.
WARNING !
Drugs or other substances based on flammable
solvents, such as alcohol, must not be introduced
into the patient system due to the risk of fire.
Adequate ventilation must be ensured if highly
flammable substances are used for disinfection.
WARNING !
Always keep a manual ventilator at hand. If
ventilation of the patient is no longer assured due
to an obvious fault in the equipment, the patient
must be immediately ventilated with a separate
emergency ventilator.
WARNING !
No third-party components shall be attached to
the anesthesia machine, ventilator, or breathing
system (except for certain approved exceptions).
Contact DrägerService for further information.
WARNING !
Do not apply unregulated suction to the patient
circuit when using this device.
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