AirSep MN105-1 C - Manual (Page 18)

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NewLife ® Elite Service Manual
4 Install the new battery, maintaining proper polarity, and
secure it with the Velcro strap.
5 Set the ON/OFF switch to the ON position to test the alarm.
6 Record the battery replacement information on the History
Record Label.
7 Reconnect the side panel.
4.1.5 Recording Maintenance
As the Equipment Provider, you can record all routine maintenance
and repairs performed on the NewLife unit, including hours and dates
of service.
A History Record Label is located inside the unit. Keep this label
current to avoid unnecessary replacement of parts (i.e., product filter
and battery).
4.2 Cleaning and Infection Control
With the growing concern about possible cross infection from home oxygen
equipment (i.e., oxygen concentrators) from one home care pa tient to another,
a clarification on this topic is necessary.
The organisms of most concern are M. Tuberculosis, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis.
These are potentially pathogenic.
Tuberculosis can survive outside of the human body, but its mode of transmission
is by droplet nuclei. When infected individuals cough, they release droplet nuclei
into the air, and these carry the Tuberculosis organism. These droplet nuclei
may be breathed in by another person, but prolonged exposure to the infected
person is usually necessary for infection to occur.
HIV and Viral Hepatitis are both viruses, which are not living cells themselves
but which can duplicate when in a living “host” cell. Both of these organisms
are usually passed on by person-to-person contact, and both need to be in the
human body to survive. Once outside the body, viruses do not survive.
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