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Maintenance
Preventive maintenance is the best method of ensuring long
and trouble free operation. A general inspection should be conduct-
ed at regular intervals.
Periodic cleaning
Periodically wash all skin parts using warm soapy water or Virkon.
Outer skin and moulded hair
Most stains can be removed using warm soapy water, Virkon or
Manikin Wipes (ethanol). However, the older the stains are, the
more difficult they are to remove. Nonabrasive household cleaners
that are safe for plastics may produce desirable results.
It is wise to test other cleaning agents on a non-critical area, e.g.,
under the chest cover, before general use. Note that pigments
from lipstick and ballpoint pens quickly travel into the plastic skin.
Such stains may be impossible to remove.
Clothes
Hand or machine wash with soap or laundry detergent in warm
water, max. 40°C (
100
°F). Iron with warm iron. May be dry cleaned.
Please note that hot air dryer may cause garment shrinkage.
Changing the pupils
The manikin is delivered with a set of eyes containing normal pupils
mounted in the head. A separate case contains 3 sets of
plastic eye inserts (normal, constricted and dilated pupils) for use
in simulating other conditions.
To change the pupils in the airway head:
1
.
Remove the hair from the airway head by pulling back on the hair
piece as shown in figure 30.
2.
Detach the top of the face skin and fold back until the eyes are
exposed as shown in figure
31
.
3.
With a thin blunt object, for example a screw driver, place the tip
into the groove under the eye insert, and pull up to detach the
eye from the skull as shown in figure
31
.
4.
To insert the new eye position it in eye hole of the scull and
press in until it snaps into place.
5.
Reattach face and hair by reversing points
1
& 2 above.
Attaching the Airway Head
In the event that the airway head needs to be removed or
re-attached to the manikin’s torso perform the following:
1
.
Detach the manikin’s chest skin by pulling the skin away from
the tabs
2.
Carefully lay the skin to the side being careful not to apply
excessive force to the cable attachments as shown in figure 32.
3.
Position the head, airway and cables into the torso’s head
opening with the head in the downward position.
4.
Insert the airway and cables through the opening.
5
. Press head firmly towards torso, making sure the anchoring tab
is sufficiently inserted to the opening.
6.
Twist the head into the upright, or proper, position.
7.
Attach esophagus to the stomach by connecting the stomach
valve to the esophagus as shown in figure 33.
8.
Attach the airway to the lung by connecting the corrugated
airway tubing to the plastic connector as shown in figure 34.
Figure 30
Figure 3
1
Figure 32
Figure 34
Figure 33
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