WARNING !
Fire Hazards from oxygen !
– No open flames or cigarettes !
Textiles, plastics, and oils readily ignite in
an oxygen enriched atmosphere and burn
with great intensity.
– Keep oxygen valves, connections, and seals
free from oil and grease.
– Open valves slowly
– Do not operate Babytherm in the presence
of flammable anesthetics or disinfectants
– Do not use or store flammable liquids such
as alcohol, ether, or acetone inside the
Babytherm bassinet.
– Do not use electrical equipment inside
hood with the exception of devices
approved for use in explosive environments.
WARNING !
Always operate phototherapy lights in combi-
nation with radiant heater. Otherwise risk of
hypothermia for the undressed infant.
Core temperature of the baby must be
monitored particularly carefully during
phototherapy because of the additional
transfer of thermal energy to the patient.
WARNING !
Do not use skin temperature control for
infants with a high temperature. Their skin
temperature is significantly higher than normal
so that controlling skin temperature would lead
to hypothermia. We recommend to set heater
output manually when caring for patients with
such conditions (see page 28).
WARNING !
Skin temperature control must not be used
with babies in thermic shock. Because of
reduced peripheral blood flow the skin
temperature of these babies occasionally lies
well below the core body temperature. Using
a skin temperature control system could lead
to overheating. We recommend to set heater
output manually when caring for patients with
such conditions (see page 28).
WARNING !
Do not put any medications or infusion
solutions in the heated area.
WARNING !
Never leave baby unattended while radiant
warmer is in operation!
Measure core temperature at regular intervals!
WARNING !
Do not use flammable detergents, or medi-
cations while radiant heater is in operation.
Fire hazard!
WARNING !
Do not touch top of radiant heater or
protective screen.
Danger of burn injuries!
WARNING !
Mattress Heater
(Babytherm 8010 only)
When mattress heating is used, the gel mat-
tress must be placed directly on the heated
tray surface.
The Dräger gel mattress (part no. 2M 20 827)
must not be used in any bassinets other than
the Babytherm. Heater plate temperatures
above 40
°
C (104
°
F) implicate the danger of
patient burns! Use of a gel mattress with
unheated bassinets will result in uncontrolled
patient cooling.
Always take into account warm-up time of the
mattress (approximately 1 hour) before
placing a patient in the bassinet.
Do not switch off Babytherm while a baby is
lying on the gel mattress as this will result in
uncontrolled cooling of patient .
Important Safety Information
Precautions During Operation
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Operating Instructions Babytherm 8004/8010, 2. ed.