Emergency Procedure To Empty The Pump Reservoir - Medtronic SYNCHROMED EL serie Gebrauchsanweisung

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56 Appendix C: Emergency Procedures

Emergency Procedure to Empty the Pump Reservoir

Equipment:
• 22-gauge needle (3.81 cm or 5.08 cm)
• 20 ml syringe
• antiseptic agent
1. Locate pump (right or left
abdomen) by palpation. Pump's
diameter is 7.0 cm. The pump's
center reservoir fill port is located
in the CENTER of the pump,
3.5 cm from the edge and has a
raised lip which may be palpable
(Figure 11).
2. Prepare injection site by cleansing
area using an antiseptic agent.
3. Locate center reservoir fill port and
insert needle through skin and
enter the port's septum until the
needle touches the needle stop. If
you encounter resistance during
needle insertion, reassess
placement. Do not force the needle;
use of excessive force in this port
may damage the needle tip.
4. Withdraw fluid from reservoir
using gentle, negative pressure.
Empty reservoir until air bubbles
are apparent in syringe (Figure 12).
5. Remove needle from port septum.
6. Record in patient chart amount of
fluid emptied from reservoir.
Medtronic - Kerkrade / PARTNUMBER :
7.0 cm
3.5 cm
Figure 11. Pump Dimensions.
Figure 12. Insert needle into drug
reservoir and empty.
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