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Topic ID: id_2035627 Version: 1.10
Date: Aug 15, 2022 1:37:33 PM

Patient alert

Your MR system has a patient alert system that enables the patient to alert you at the console by squeezing a bulb. It is comprised of a squeeze bulb and a control box, typically located at the operator console.

About this task

Table 1. Patient alert system image legend
Number	Description
1	Patient alert bulb attachment area
2	Control box

Squeezing the Patient Alert bulb causes the control box to light up and emit an audible signal. A switch on the control box allows you to set the signal for intermittent or constant light and sound.

Your MR system also has an intercom system that enables you to maintain verbal contact with the patient throughout the examination.

CAUTION

Provide all patients with the Patient Alert bulb. This can be especially important for procedures that require the concerted attention of the technologist/operator at the MR or Advantage Workstation (AW) operator console, e.g., fMRI sequences.

CAUTION

THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NATURAL RUBBER LATEX WHICH MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS. The black Patient Alert bulb and the Respiratory bellows contain latex. If the patient is aware of a sensitivity/allergy to latex or if the patient is unsure and concerned about the possibility of an allergic reaction, cover the bulb or the bellows with a towel, cloth, or plastic bag to shield the patient from the latex. The gray Patient Alert bulb is made of PVC and does not contain natural rubber latex.

The patient alert system is comprised of a squeeze ball that is connected to the PAC and a control box. The control box is typically located at the operator console.

The patient alert port is a Type BF applied part.

Use the following steps to set the patient up with the alert bulb.

Step-by-step instructions

Give the patient the alert bulb.
The bulb is a rubber product and not latex.
Instruct the patient to loosely hold the alert bulb and to only squeeze the bulb to bring you into the scan room to consult with the patient and attend to his needs.

Figure 2. Patient holding alert bulb
If the patient squeezes the rubber ball end of the alert system, a loud sound is heard in the control room. Follow these steps.
1. Press RESET to stop the alarm and reactivate it.
2. Go into the scan room and attend to the patient's needs.
Figure 3. Patient Alert control box. Option 1: Steady/Pulse button on left and Reset button on right. Option 2: Reset button.
To adjust the patient alert sound pattern, press the STEADY/PULSE toggle button or toggle the STEADY/PULSE switch on the control box.