
Operation
17
Operation
Precautions
Patient care
Never leave the patient unattended when the side panels
are down. Risk of infant falling out of the cot.
When o erating the side anels and bed cano y, take care
not to inch any arts of the atient’s body or any hoses or
other articles, e.g. bedding.
The side anels must be securely locked in osition, and the
anel hardware must be visible above the surface of the bed.
Inner panels must be used with all atients, regardless of
whether the side anels are o en or closed!
With lively infants and/or older children, the 230 mm high
side panels should be used.
Heat therapy/phototherapy
Constantly monitor the core temperature of the patient.
Adjust the temperature settings to the needs of the patient.
atch out for exposure to sunlight.
Increased heat is directed to the atient when the heated gel
mattress, radiant warmer and hotothera y are o erated in
combined mode. This should be taken into account when
setting the heating system. Following the instructions on
ages 33 onwards for setting the two heating systems,
se arately and in combination. Changes in ambient con-
ditions, e.g. draughts, can affect the atient’s tem erature
balance.
Mattress heater
Do not use a gel mattress with Babytherm 8004.
Do not use a foam mattress with Babytherm 8010.
Kee clear of shar objects – risk of damage to the gel
mattress. Do not fold or kink the gel mattress. To trans ort
the gel mattress, roll it u .
Always adhere to the warm-u time of the gel mattress.
Wait for about 1 hour before lacing a atient in the
Babytherm, to allow the gel mattress to warm u sufficiently.
Radiant warmer
The use of the radiant warmer can cause an unnoticed
increase in the patient’s water loss.
Do not place any objects on top of the radiant warmer.
Ventilation would be im eded, and both heater and object may
be damaged.
Do not touch the top of the radiant warmer or the
protective screen. Danger of burns.
When the bed is tilted, those arts of the atient’s body that
are closer to the radiant warmer will receive more heat.
The skin temperature of such body parts should be
regularly monitored.
Do not use any flammable cleaning agents or medication
while the heater is in operation – fire hazard.
Do not place medication or infusion solutions in the
heated area.
Do not use the baby control mode for infants in a state of
shock.
When in shock, skin tem erature is much lower than normal.
Infants would be overheated by the baby control mode.
For infants in a state of shock, set the heater out ut to "man."
(manual mode) and measure the core tem erature every
15 minutes.
Do not use the baby control mode for infants with fever.
In this case, skin tem erature is much higher than normal.
Baby control mode in these cases would lead to hy othermia.
Oxygen therapy
The risks of the system are increased when oxygen is in use.
— Avoid naked flame and lit cigarettes.
— Textiles, lastics and oils are more easily ignited and burn
with greater intensity in an oxygen-rich atmos here.
— Kee oxygen fittings and seals free of oil and grease.
— O en the valves slowly.
— Do not use Babytherm in the resence of flammable
anaesthetic gases or disinfectants.
— Do not use or store flammable liquids such as alcohol, ether
or acetone in the Babytherm.
— Do not use electrical a liances underneath the Babytherm
bed cano y, exce t for devices authorised and certified for
o eration in ex losion-hazard areas.
Physiological dangers of oxygen
Only enrich the oxygen concentration under the instructions
of a doctor and only in accordance with the arterially measured
oxygen artial ressure in the atient’s blood. Otherwise
there is a danger of hy eroxaemia (damage to the eyes) or
hy oxaemia (damage to the brain). During oxygen thera y,
the oxygen concentration must be constantly monitored,
e.g. with Oxydig.