Welch Allyn 6000 Series Connex Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual - Manual (Page 19)

About warnings and cautions
Warning and caution statements can appear on the monitor, on the packaging, on the
shipping container, or in this document.
The monitor is safe for patients and clinicians when used in accordance with the
instructions and the warning and caution statements presented in this manual.
Before using the monitor, you must familiarize yourself with all warnings and cautions,
with the steps to power up the monitor, and with the sections of this directions for use
that pertain to your use of the monitor. In addition to reviewing the general warnings and
cautions presented in the next section, you must also review the more specific warnings
and cautions appear throughout the manual in conjunction with setup/startup, device
operation, patient monitoring, and maintenance tasks.
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Failure to understand and observe any warning statement in this manual could lead
to patient injury, illness, or death.
• Failure to understand and observe any caution statement in this manual could lead to
damage to the equipment or other property, or loss of patient data.
General warnings and cautions
WARNING Many environmental variables, including patient physiology and
clinical application, can affect the accuracy and performance of the monitor.
Therefore, you must verify all vital signs information before treating the
patient. If there is any question about the accuracy of a measurement,
verify the measurement using another clinically accepted method.
WARNING Alarm limits are patient-specific. For alarms to function
properly, you must set or verify alarm limits appropriate for each patient.
Each time the monitor is powered on, you must check that the alarm
settings are appropriate for your patient before you start monitoring.
WARNING The monitor is not intended for use during patient transport
outside of the medical facility. Do not use the monitor to take
measurements on any patient in transit.
WARNING Do not use the monitor as an apnea monitor. Neither the VSM
6000 series monitors, nor any of the integrated or accessory sensor
systems used in conjunction with the VSM 6000 series monitors, are
intended for use in apnea monitoring.
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