Dräger Resuscitaire WBR82 Instructions For Use Manual page 101

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 5 Feb 04
NOTE:
Use Manual Mode only for short-term warming with nursing personnel in constant attendance.
NOTE:
The patient end of the skin probe must be attached or a probe alarm occurs. This alarm indicates a
difference of 0.4°C between the two thermistors in the skin probe.
2. Set the Heater Power indicator to the desired level using the Up/Down arrow keys. The heater power
is maintained for 10 min.
NOTE:
After 10 min, the Chk Patient alarm activates. Then it beeps every 30 s for 15 min. Then the heater shuts
off automatically.
3. To initiate another 10-min warming period, press the Silence/Reset key. If the Chk Patient alarm is
not acknowledged, the heater automatically deactivates, and an alarm sounds after an additional
5 min of operation.
4. To maintain the infant temperature within the desired range, manually adjust the heater power output.
WARNING:
Inspect the infant skin for reddened areas, which may result from heating of materials, such as
plastic diapers or pins, in contact with the skin or from removing a layer of skin when removing
the probe cover. Failure to do so could result in patient injury.
WARNING:
A change in the heater power output does not result in an immediate change in the infant
temperature. Large changes in the heater power output cause a more rapid change in the infant
temperature. Wait for results. Failure to do so could result in personal injury.
5. Check the infant temperature and condition at least every 15 min. When initially setting or changing
the heater power output, check the infant temperature more frequently to ensure that it is maintained
within the desired range.
NOTE:
In Manual Mode, the skin probe only monitors the temperature; it does not control the temperature.
WARNING:
To avoid overheating or underheating, observe the infant constantly, and monitor the
temperature with the skin probe supplied with the equipment or with another thermometer.
WARNING:
Always use a reflective probe cover. Failure to do so could result in patient injury.
NOTE:
It is not necessary that the skin probe is connected to the controller for Manual Mode to operate.
6. Monitor the temperature with an auxiliary temperature monitor device.
7. Whenever possible, use the skin probe to monitor continuously the infant temperature.
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