Introduction - CareFusion Alaris 8015 User Manual

The Alaris PC unit section of this User Manual provides
procedures and information applicable to the Alaris System and
the PC unit. Each of the other major sections provides product-
specific procedures and information.
The Alaris System is a modular system intended for adult,
pediatric and neonatal care in today's growing professional
healthcare environment. It consists of the PC unit, the
Guardrails™ Suite MX, and up to four detachable infusion and/
or monitoring modules (channels). The Alaris Auto-ID module
can be included as a fifth module.
The Alaris System supported by this User Manual uses a
new generation PC unit (Model 8015) which provides wireless
connectivity right out of the box, and an enhanced display
(including color) to clearly communicate critical programming,
infusion, monitoring and hospital-defined policy information.
Alaris System wireless communication makes it easier than
ever to increase the safety of IV medication and continuously
improve clinical best practices, regardless of existing wireless
infrastructure.
Guardrails Suite MX for the Alaris System brings a new level of
medication error prevention to the point of patient care. The
Guardrails Suite MX features medication dosing, concentration
delivery rate and optional initial programming guidelines for up
to 30 patient-specific care areas, referred to as Profiles. Each
Profile contains a specific Drug Library, an IV Fluid library and
channel labels, as well as instrument configurations
appropriate for the care area. Optional drug- or IV Fluid-specific
Clinical Advisories provide visual messages. Dosing limits for
each Guardrails drug entry or rate limits for each IV Fluid entry
can be a Hard Limit that cannot be overridden during infusion
programming and/or a Soft Limit that can be overridden, based
on clinical requirements.
A Data Set is developed and approved by the facility's
own multi-disciplinary team using the Guardrails Editor
software, the PC-based authoring tool. A Data Set is then
transferred to the Alaris System by qualified personnel. The
approved Data Sets are maintained by the Editor Software for
future updates and reference.
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Alaris System User Manual – with v9.17 Model 8015

Introduction

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the Alaris System.
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