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3Choose the appropriate airway adapter and connect it to
the sensor head. The airway adapter clicks into place when
seated correctly.
4To zero t he s e n sor:
– expose the sensor to room air and keep it away from all
sources of CO2 including the ventilator, the patient’s
breath and your own.
– in the setup menu for the CO2, select Start Ze ro
Cal.
– When you see the message Zero do ne at <date
and time> on the status line, the zero calibration is finished and you can begin monitoring.
5Install the airway adapter at the proximal end of the circuit
between the elbow and the ventilator Y-section.
WARNING To prevent stress on the endotrachial tube, support the sensor and airway adapter.
Position sensor cables and tubing carefully to avoid entanglement or potential strangulation. Do not
apply excessive tension to any cable.
Replace the airway adapter, if excessive moisture or secretions are observed in the tubing or if the CO2
waveform changes unexpectedly without a change in patient status.
To avoid infection, use only sterilized, disinfected or disposable airway adapters.
Inspect the airway adapters prior to use. Do not use if airway adapter appears to have been damaged or
broken. Observe airway adapter color coding for patient population.
Preparing to Measure Sidestream CO2
1Plug the sensor cable into the monitor’s CO2 input connector. Allow the sensor
two minutes warm up time
2Connect the cannula, airway adapter, or sample line as appropriate, to the
sensor. It will click into place when seated correctly.
3To ze r o t he s e n sor: