Patient Control - Gaymar Medi-Therm II Mode D'emploi

Medi-Therm
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NOTE: In BLANKET CONTROL mode, if the machine
senses a patient probe temperature below 29°C or
above 40°C, the CHECK PATIENT alert will light and
audible alarm will sound. Therapy will continue. When
this occurs:
• Check the patient's temperature.
• Check also to determine if the patient probe
has become dislodged, an incorrect probe
is being used, or the probe has become
defective. See Troubleshooting (pp. 12-13).

6.2 PATIENT CONTROL

When operating in the PATIENT CONTROL mode, the
Medi-Therm II automatically regulates the patient's
temperature to the selected SET POINT. The machine
constantly compares actual patient temperature with the
SET POINT value, and automatically adjusts the blanket
temperature so that the desired patient temperature is
achieved.
To operate in PATIENT CONTROL mode:
1. Perform all start-up procedures (pp. 6-7).
2. Insert sensing end of patient probe into
patient and tape securely to prevent accidental
dislodgment.
3. Insert plug end of patient probe into PATIENT PROBE
jack. Make sure probe plug is fully seated.
Use only Gaymar probes or equivalent YSI
400 series probes. If in doubt that the correct
probe is being used and is operating properly,
perform a PROBE CHECK test (p. 13).
4. Press the PATIENT CONTROL button. The upper
window on the button will light.
NOTE: Since the probe initially senses room
temperature, to prevent accidental triggering of
the CHECK PATIENT alert, place probe in patient
and wait five minutes before pressing PATIENT
CONTROL button.
The BLANKET display will indicate blanket
temperature. The PATIENT display will indicate
patient temperature. The SET POINT temperature
will indicate the default temperature (37°C)
at start-up, until selecting the SET POINT
temperature in step 5.
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PATIENT CONTROL
5. Adjust the SET POINT display to the prescribed
patient temperature setting (30°C to 39°C). See
page 5, SET POINT CHANGE.
The STATUS display will indicate heating or cooling
while the machine is heating or cooling the patient.
When the patient temperature stabilizes within
0.5°C of the SET POINT temperature, the IN-TEMP
indicator will light.
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In PATIENT CONTROL mode, if the machine
senses a patient probe temperature below
29°C or above 45°C, therapy will stop.
The CHECK PATIENT alert and audible alarm
will be on. When this occurs:
• Check the patient's temperature.
• Check also to determine if the
patient probe has become dislodged,
an incorrect probe is being used,
or the probe has become defective
(see Troubleshooting, pp. 12-13).
• Switch to BLANKET CONTROL mode
if continued therapy is desired.
NOTE: For patient probe temperatures
between 40°C and 45°C, therapy will still be
provided even though the CHECK PATIENT
alert light and audible alarm are on.
NOTE: If the PATIENT temperature does not get
to within 0.5°C. of the SET POINT temperature
after 4 hours, the PATIENT display will flash and
audible alarm will sound. Additionally, if the PATIENT
temperature reaches the set point and then deviates
by more than 0.5°C for more than 10 minutes, the
PATIENT display will flash and audible alarm will
sound. Pressing the ALARM SILENCE button will
silence the alarm for 10 minutes.
When this occurs:
• Pressing the ALARM SILENCE button will silence
the alarm for 10 minutes.
• Check the patient's condition and consult with a
physician.
• Switch to BLANKET CONTROL mode if continued
therapy is desired.
• Changing the set point will restart the four-hour
timer.
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