Chapter 8: Care and Cleaning
Maintenance
It is recommended to check the followings daily:
Accessories function.
Accessories physical health
It is recommended to check the followings weekly:
The cleanliness of the device.
Physical health of device (frame, screen, keys, indicators, recorder button).
Recorder function.
It is recommended to check the followings monthly:
Calibration label check (The device should be sent to the manufacturer on the date
specified for calibration).
Physical health of device.
The cleanliness of the device.
Indicators and keys functions.
Accessories physical health.
Recorder function.
It is recommended that the device be calibrated once a year by the manufacturer, but
calibration is mandatory every 2 years.
The device life time is 10 years.
The hospital can also request a calibration whenever the accuracy and precision of the
device is suspected.
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