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epoc® Blood Analysis System with NXS Host Cleaning The epoc After The System Has Come Into Contact With Blood Job Aid

This job aid will show you the steps on how to properly clean the epoc system after it has come into contact with blood. 

epoc® with NXS Host Blood Analysis System SIEMENS Cleaning The epoc After The System Has Come Into Contact With Blood Job Aid Healthineers Cleaning the epoc after the system has come into contact with blood epoca BLOOD ANALYSIS Method one (with bleach): Ihn Blood Test 0 View Blood Test 1. Prepare 10% household bleach solution (nine parts tap O About water with one part household bleach). It is recommended the solution be prepared fresh daily O 2. Soak several gauze pads in the bleach solution. When removing a pad from the solution, squeeze excess liquid so that the pad does not drip 3. Gently rub any areas of dried blood with one or more moist pads until they are soft enough to wipe clean 4. After removing any stained areas, clean all surfaces with fresh pads soaked in the bleach solution. Ensure that the bleach solution is in contact with the surface for three minutes before wiping off and rinsing Note: Never submerse the epoc Reader and epoc Host into 5. Rinse all surfaces using fresh pads soaked in warm tap any liquid. Never allow fluids to pool in Pivot or Membrane water. Allow surfaces to dry before turning any of the Switch areas system components on 6. Dispose of the used gauze pads according to laboratory protocol Template Effective Date: 27 May 2019| HOOD05162003010284 1 * Procedure is continued on next slide Effective Date: 07-JUN-2021| HOOD05162003194856 Unrestricted © Siemens Healthineers, 2021 epoc® with NXS Host Blood Analysis System SIEMENS Cleaning The epoc After The System Has Come Into Contact With Blood Job Aid Healthineers Cleaning the epoc after the system has come into contact with blood epoca BLOOD ANALYSIS Method two (with Isopropyl Alcohol): Ihn Blood Test 0 View Blood Test 1. Prepare 70% alcohol (three parts tap water with seven O About parts isopropyl alcohol). It is recommended that the solution be prepared fresh daily O 2. Soak several gauze pads in the alcohol solution. When removing a pad from the solution, squeeze excess liquid so that the pad does not drip 3. Gently rub any areas of dried blood with one or more moist pads until they are soft enough to wipe clean Note: Never submerse the epoc Reader and epoc Host into any liquid. Never allow fluids to pool in Pivot or Membrane * Procedure is continued on next slide Switch areas Template Effective Date: 27 May 2019| HOOD05162003010284 2 Effective Date: 07-JUN-2021| HOOD05162003194856 Unrestricted © Siemens Healthineers, 2021 epoc® with NXS Host Blood Analysis System SIEMENS Cleaning The epoc After The System Has Come Into Contact With Blood Job Aid Healthineers Cleaning the epoc after the system has come into contact with blood epoca BLOOD ANALYSIS 4. After removing any stained areas, clean all surfaces twice Ihn Blood Test 0 View Blood Test with fresh pads soaked in the 70% isopropyl alcohol solution. Ensure that the 70% isopropyl alcohol is in contact O About with the surface for at least five seconds with each cleaning 5. Dispose of the used gauze pads in a biohazard disposal O container according to the policies and procedures of your facility Note: Never submerse the epoc Reader and epoc Host into any liquid. Never allow fluids to pool in Pivot or Membrane Switch areas Template Effective Date: 27 May 2019| HOOD05162003010284 3 Effective Date: 07-JUN-2021| HOOD05162003194856 Unrestricted © Siemens Healthineers, 2021 SIEMENS Healthineers Please note that the learning material is for training purposes only. For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use the Operator Manual or Instructions for Use (hereinafter collectively “Operator Manual”) issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is to be used as training material only and shall by no means substitute the Operator Manual. Any material used in this training will not be updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the latest version of the software and hardware available at the time of the training. The Operator's Manual shall be used as your main reference, in particular for relevant safety information like warnings and cautions. Note: Some functions shown in this material are optional and might not be part of your system. Certain products, product related claims or functionalities (hereinafter collectively “Functionality”) may not (yet) be commercially available in your country. Due to regulatory requirements, the future availability of said Functionalities in any specific country is not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers sales representative for the most current information. The reproduction, transmission or distribution of this training or its contents is not permitted without express written authority. Offenders will be liable for damages. All names and data of patients, parameters and configuration dependent designations are fictional and examples only. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design, are reserved. Copyright © Siemens Healthcare GmbH 2021 Siemens Healthineers Headquarters Siemens Healthcare GmbH Henkestr. 127 91052 Erlangen, Germany Telephone: +49 9131 84-0 siemens.com/healthineers Template Effective Date: 27 May 2019| HOOD05162003010284 4 Effective Date: 07-JUN-2021| HOOD05162003194856 Unrestricted © Siemens Healthineers, 2021

  • epoc
  • blood
  • clean
  • system
  • maintenance