Anesthesia
is widely used in medical procedures to limit the amount of pain a
patient experiences. Depending on the amount of pain reduction
needed, a wide range of techniques is utilized by the medical
practitioners worldwide to apply anesthesia. From a single Novocaine
injection to numb the part of a body for a minor operation, all the
way to rendering patients unconscious in order to perform open heart
surgery, the use and application of Anesthesia varies.
Anesthesia
is an essential aspect of modern medicine, but sometimes anesthesia
errors can easily turn fatal. To cope up with this and to avoid such
fatal results, we have come up with the simple quick guide to common
Anesthesia procedures. Have a look:
How
to the turn the power on of Anesthesia machine?
- ADU – The power switch is located on the right side of the machine, just above the desktop.
- AM – The power switch of the monitor is on the lower right side of the monitor screen(next to green knob)
(Points
to remember: ADU’s screen
and AM’s screen are on the left and right side respectively. The
green knobs are called comwheels.)
It takes approx 5 minutes for complete
anesthesia machine checkout!
The
checkout window is displayed on the ADU screen. Press the ADU’s
comwheel, select confirm and then follow the instruction on the
screen to completion.
Note:
Occlude the patient circuit by
putting it on the occlude cone underneath the base of the bellows
block. When you occlude the circuit, make sure the delight sensor is
removed from the circuit.
Press
Normal Screen on the ADU display to clear the window.
How
to control the Gas?
One
can increase the flows of O2, N20 and Air flow knobs by turning it
counter-clockwise. Flip the switch between the N2O and Air to select
the preferred gas.
Located
to the right of the o2 flow control, turn the agent wheel
counter-clockwise to deliver the agent. Watch the lower center
portion of the left screen to see your agent % settings.
How
to adjust the ventilation settings?
Manual
ventilation: Utilize APL, located just below the bellows.
Ventilator:
Located to the left of the APL, turn the Auto/Manual selector from
Manual to Auto.
One
can adjust the ventilator settings by pressing the parameter key
Volume/Pressure, Rate, I:E or PEEP. Later, use the ADU comwheel to
adjust the setting and press the comwheel to confirm settings.
Monitoring:
Once
the ECG, SPO2, Temp and gas are connected and receive signals,
monitoring will start automatically.
NIBP
can be activated by pressing Auto On/Off key on the front of the NIBP
module.
Once
the transducer is connected to the cable plugged into the front the
module, invasive pressures are activated. Zero by opening the
transducer to atmosphere and pushing Zero P1. Close the transducer.
All
you need to know about Cycles and Sounds:
- How to adjust the NIBP cycle time?
Push
NIBP key on the front of the AM display. The NIBP window appears, use
the AM comwheel to select Cycle Time.
- How to adjust the SPO2 beat volume?
Push
SPO2 key on the front of the AM display. The SPO2 window appears, use
the AM comwheel to adjust the volume.
- Push the yellow Alarm Silence key for silencing the alarm.
- Push the Alarm Setup key for the alarm settings and volumes.
When
anesthesiologists make errors, however, their negligence can lead to
permanent disability and death. Use this simple to follow guide –
practice safe anesthesia.
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