For your safety and that of your patients
6
Precautions
This equipment must only be used under the supervision of
qualified medical staff, so that if any faults or malfunctions
occur, help is available immediately.
This equipment must not be used with flammable gases
or anaesthetic agents. Danger of fire!
Do not use the apparatus in conjunction with nuclear
spin tomography (MRT, NMR, NMI).
The apparatus may malfunction, causing danger to the
patient.
Do not use the equipment in hyperbaric chambers.
The apparatus may malfunction, causing danger
to the patient.
Avoid pollutants in the ambient air.
Savina uses ambient air for ventilation.
Pollutants would enter the patient’s body.
Interference with operation of the apparatus may be
caused by the use of high-frequency electrical surgical
equipment, defibrillators or short-wave treatment
equipment, thereby putting the patient at risk.
Do not use mobile phones within a distance of 10 metres
from the equipment.
Mobile phones can cause interference with electrical
and electronic medical apparatus, thereby putting patients
at risk!
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* Dräger medical equipment fulfils the interference resistance
requirements according to the product-specific standards or
EN 60601-1-2 (IEC 601-1-2). However, depending on the design
of the mobile phone and circumstances of use, field strengths may
occur in the immediate environment of a mobile phone that exceed
the limits of the above standards and therefore cause interference.
The following points should be noted if ventilating while
travelling:
● Do not place Savina on the bed while travelling.
● Ensure the apparatus cannot fall or be knocked over.
● Protect the apparatus from splashes and rain, to
avoid risk of malfunction. Savina is not splashproof.
During transport conditions, e.g. in an aircraft, hoses may
start to vibrate and thus affect the flow measurement.
When using Savina in combination with other products or
during transport, the operator must secure the equipment
appropriately to comply with the relevant basic
requirements of Directive 93/42/EC.
Appropriate Monitoring
The built-in monitoring facilities of the Savina ensure
appropriate monitoring of ventilation therapy and therefore
detect any undesirable changes in the following ventilation
parameters:
— airway pressure, Paw
— expiratory minute volume, MV
— inspiratory O2 concentration, FiO2
— inspiratory breathing gas temperature, T
— apnoea
— tachypnoea monitoring
Changes in these parameters may be caused by:
— acute changes in the patient’s condition
— incorrect settings and faulty handling
— equipment malfunctions
— failure of power and gas supplies
In the event of a problem with the integrated monitoring:
● separate monitors must be used.
Back-up ventilation with an independent
manual ventilation device
If a fault is detected in the Savina so that its life-support
functions are no longer assured:
● start ventilation using an independent ventilation device
without delay, if necessary with PEEP and/or increased
inspiratory O2 concentration (e.g. with the Dräger
Resutator 2000).