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CLEANING AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Cleaning and maintenance
The DPA 02 is designed to require minimal maintenance and cleaning, however some basic
cleaning is identified below.
Patient safety is the primary concern of the anaesthetist and infection control is critical to
ensuring the safety of surgical procedures.
Each DPA02 is supplied with a breathing circuit and as these items may come in contact with
the patient they can therefore potentially pass infectious agents from one patient to another if
used improperly.
The breathing tubing provided with the DPA 02 should be cleaned and disinfected according to
your hospital's infection control procedures. If no bacteria filter is used, then the entire circuit
should be cleaned and disinfected after each patient.
Any bacteria filters and other single-use items provided should be discarded after one use since
they are not designed to be reprocessed.
Halothane decomposes over time causing the release of halides, which can corrode metal
components, particularly in the presence of moisture. For this reason, a stabilizing agent,
thymol, is added to prevent decomposition. Since thymol does not volatilize along with
halothane, it can accumulate in the vaporiser, making the control lever stiff.
If the control lever is stiff it may be the result of accumulated thymol. You can perform the
following to try to loosen the lever:
1. Remove the vaporiser from the stand. Set to zero.
2. Turn it upside down, and shake it vigorously followed by turning the lever until it
becomes loose.
3. When the lever loosens, the vaporiser should be drained and rinsed with fresh agent.
4. Attach the vaporiser to the stand and fill with fresh halothane.
If the anaesthetist has any concerns relating to cleaning or maintenance or the function of the
DPA 02 they should contact the manufacturer.
Ensure that agent is removed from vaporiser before securing in Peli-case for transportation
The vaporiser should not require recalibration. Any field / operational calibration should only
be done following consultation with manufacturer.
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