Gaymar Medi-Therm III Manuel D'utilisation page 13

Medi-Therm III
®
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Adjust the SET POINT display to the prescribed
patient temperature setting by pressing the "∇" or
"∆" button to decrease or increase the SET POINT.
NOTE: When the Medi-Therm III machine is turned
on, the machine set point defaults to 32°C
(89.6°F) when MANUAL mode is selected or
37°C (98.6°F) when AUTO mode is selected.
Once a SET POINT temperature for a mode
has been selected, it is retained for that mode
until the SET POINT temperature is changed
or the machine has been turned off. The SET
POINT temperature in one mode does
not affect the SET POINT temperature
in another mode.

The unit will heat or cool as required to bring the
patient temperature to the SET POINT. The STATUS
display will indicate WARMING or COOLING while the
machine is heating or cooling the patient. When the
patient temperature stabilizes (within 0.5°C [0.9°F]
of the SET POINT temperature), both the COOLING
and WARMING displays will turn off indicating that the
desired patient temperature is being maintained.The
rate of cooling and warming is user adjustable through
the use of the CONTROL OPTION.
The CONTROL OPTION defaults to RAPID when AUTO
mode is entered. Select a different CONTROL OPTION
by pressing the AUTO button again.
When COOLING the patient:
RAPID - the coldest water is used for cooling -
as low as 4°C (39°F). This may not be the most
comfortable setting for the patient.
MODERATE - Water temperature is limited to
15°C (27°F) below the patient's temperature.
This will provide an improved comfort setting
to the patient.
GRADUAL - Water temperature is limited to
10°C (18°F) below the patient's temperature.
This will provide the optimal comfort setting to
the patient.
When WARMING the patient:
RAPID - the highest allowable water temperature
is used for warming - as high as 42°C (107.6°F).
This is the fastest warming mode the machine
can provide.
MODERATE - The patient temperature will
increase at a rate of 1°C (1.8°F) in a period of
3 hours (0.33°C/Hr [0.6°F/Hr]).
Modes of Operation / Automatic Mode
GRADUAL - The patient temperature
will increase at a rate of 1°C (1.8°F) in
a period of 6 hours (0.17°C/Hr [0.3°F/
Hr]).
When using AUTO MODERATE and AUTO
GRADUAL for patient warming, NO MANUAL
INTERVENTION is required once the patient set
point temperature has been selected for warming.

Check the integrity of the skin
according to department protocol when
regulating temperature with external
devices. Frequency of assessment and
documentation will vary depending upon
the individual response of the patient.
Failure to monitor patient
may result in skin damage or
inappropriate patient temperature.
• If the patient probe senses an abnormal
patient temperature (below 29°C
[84.2°F] or above 45°C [113°F]),
therapy will stop, the CHECK PATIENT
PROBE alert will light and an audible
alarm will sound.
This condition may indicate
the patient probe has become
dislodged, an incorrect probe
is being used, or the probe has
become defective (see Alerts,
pp. 17-18).
NOTE: The PATIENT temperature display will
NOTE: When using the rate controlled Auto
begin to flash, the ALERT LED will flash
and the audible alarm will toggle when
the patient's temperature deviates
by 1.0°C (1.8°F) or more from the
programmed warming rate selected.
Moderate or Auto Gradual modes for
warming; switching to other modes,
e.g. Auto Rapid or Manual, or changing
the temperature set point during the
therapy will cause the Medi-Therm
to reset the therapy. This may impact
the overall duration of the therapy
depending on when in the hourly cycle
the mode is interrupted. The therapy
time duration is also dependent on
the patient's temperature at the time
the Auto Moderate or Auto Gradual
modes are re-selected.
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