Basic Features - Cardinal Health Alaris PK Directions For Use Manual

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The button allows the delivery of a limited volume of fluid in order to purge the extension set prior to being connected to a patient or
after changing a syringe.
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1. Press the button when the pump is not infusing. Ensure that the extension set is not connected to the patient.
2. Press and hold the PURGE softkey until fluid flows and the purging of the extension set is complete. The volume used during purging
will be displayed, but it is not added to the volume infused.
3. When purging is complete release the PURGE softkey. Press the QUIT softkey to exit back to the main display.
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During PURGE the pressure limit alarms are temporarily increased to their maximum level.
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BOLUS is disabled in TCI mode.
Bolus - Administering a controlled volume of fl uid or drug at an increased rate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The pump should
always be infusing and always attached to the patient. (Drugs given by an IV bolus could achieve immediate and high drug
concentration levels.)
Bolus can be used at the start of an infusion or during an infusion.
The bolus feature can be confi gured to:
a) BOLUS Disabled
b) BOLUS Enabled
BOLUS Disabled
If confi gured to Disabled, pressing the
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A "Hands On" bolus and "Hands Free" bolus cannot be administered if the feature is disabled for the selected Profile or
specific drug. During BOLUS the pressure limit alarm is temporarily increased to the maximum level.
BOLUS Enabled - Hands On
In "Hands on" Bolus, press and hold the (fl ashing) BOLUS soft key to deliver the required bolus. The bolus rate can be adjusted. The bolus
volume is limited in the confi guration.
1. During infusion press the
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2. Use the keys to adjust the bolus rate if required.
3. To deliver the bolus press and hold the BOLUS softkey. During the bolus, the volume being infused is displayed. When the desired bolus
volume has been delivered or the bolus volume limit is reached, release the softkey. The bolus volume is added to the total volume
infused.
BOLUS Enabled - Hands Free
The "Hands Free" Bolus is delivered with a single press of the (fl ashing) BOLUS soft key. The bolus rate and bolus volume are set by drug
profi le in the Data Set and can be changed within limits set by the Data Set.
1. During infusion press the
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keys to set the bolus volume/dose required; If necessary press the RATE softkey to adjust the bolus delivery rate
2. Use the
(150/300/600/900/1200ml/h). Note: Rate may be restricted by the syringe size and the CAP BOLUS RATE.
3. Press the fl ashing BOLUS softkey once to begin the delivery of the preset bolus. The display will show the bolus being delivered, the
bolus counting down and revert to main infusion display upon completion of the bolus.
4. To terminate a bolus being delivered press STOP softkey. This will stop the bolus and continue infusing at the set rate. Press the
button to stop the bolus delivery and place the pump on hold.
5. If the bolus volume reaches the set bolus volume limit the bolus will stop and the pump will revert to infuse at the set infusion rate and
continue infusing.
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If the " Hands Free" bolus option is active, then this feature will be cancelled following any interruption in delivery, e.g.
occlusion, even if the bolus delivery is incomplete.
Any Hands Free Bolus dose setting which exceeds or is under a Soft Alert must be confirmed before operation can be
continued. This is not applicable in TCI mode.
i) Hands On
ii) Hands Free
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button will have no eff ect and the pump will continue to infuse at the set rate.
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button once to display the bolus screen.
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button to display the "Hands Free" bolus selection screen.
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Basic Features

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Purge
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Bolus Infusion
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