Setting The Dial - GE Tec 6 Plus Operation And Maintenance Manual

Tec 6 Plus Vaporizer
Setting the dial
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À WARNING
Important
High percent dial settings combined with low gas flows
may lead to hypoxic mixtures within the breathing circuit.
Datex-Ohmeda strongly recommends the use of oxygen
monitoring.
The dial release must be operated to turn the dial from the
© setting and also to increase the dial setting to above
12%. Do not operate the dial release when turning the dial
to any other setting, it may result in overriding the 12%
stop and causing an inadvertent delivery in excess of 12%.
The vaporizer has not been calibrated at any dial setting
between © and 1%. Do not use the vaporizer at dial
settings between © and 1%.
It is a requirement of European Standard EN 740 - Anaesthetic Work-
stations And Their Modules, that the gas monitoring device referred to
in What is a Tec 6 Plus Vaporizer? in Section 2 of this manual is in op-
erating condition, by being enabled and functioning, prior to use of the
vaporizer.
Datex-Ohmeda strongly recommends the use of anesthesia gas mon-
itoring with this equipment. Refer to local standards for mandatory
monitoring.
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