Welch Allyn Schiller AT-2plus Manual page 7

THE AT-2PLUS COMPLIES WITH EMC REGULATIONS FOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS WHICH AFFORDS PROTECTION AGAINST
EMISSIONS AND ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. HOWEVER SPECIAL CARE MUST BE EXERCISED WHEN THE UNIT IS USED
WITH HIGH FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT.
IT MUST BE ENSURED THAT NEITHER THE PATIENT NOR THE ELECTRODES (INCLUDING THE NEUTRAL ELECTRODE) COME
INTO CONTACT WITH OTHER PERSONS OR CONDUCTING OBJECTS (EVEN IF THESE ARE EARTHED).
THERE IS NO DANGER WHEN USING THE ECG UNIT FOR A PACEMAKER PATIENT OR WITH SIMULTANEOUS USE OF
OTHER ELECTRICAL STIMULATION EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER, THE STIMULATION UNITS SHOULD ONLY BE USED AT A
SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM THE ELECTRODES. IN CASE OF DOUBT, THE PATIENT SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED FROM
THE RECORDER.
THIS UNIT IS CF CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO IEC 601-1. THIS MEANS THAT THE PATIENT CONNECTION IS FULLY
ISOLATED AND DEFIBRILLATION PROTECTED. WELCH ALLYN SCHILLER CAN ONLY GUARANTEE PROTECTION
AGAINST DEFIBRILLATION VOLTAGE HOWEVER, WHEN THE ORIGINAL WELCH ALLYN SCHILLER PATIENT CABLE IS
USED.
IF SEVERAL UNITS ARE COUPLED THERE IS A DANGER OF SUMMATION OF LEAKAGE CURRENT
DO NOT TOUCH THE CASING DURING DEFIBRILLATION
IF THE PATIENT CABLE SHOULD BECOME DEFECTIVE AFTER DEFIBRILLATION, LEAD OFF WILL BE DISPLAYED AND
AN ACOUSTIC ALARM GIVEN
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