Handling The Measurement Results - Seca 374 Manual De Instrucciones

• Avoid rapid temperature fluctua-
tions. When the device is trans-
ported so that a temperature dif-
ference of more than 20 °C
occurs, it must stay turned off for
at least 2 hours before it can be

Handling the measurement results

WARNING!
Patient hazard
This device is no diagnostic
device. It simply assists the treat-
ing physician in establishing a
diagnosis.
– In order to make a precise
diagnosis and initiate
therapeutic measures, besides
determination of the weight,
further targeted examinations
must be set up by the physician,
and their results must be
considered.
– The responsibility for diagnosis
and treatment lies with the
treating physician.
CAUTION!
Patient hazard
In order to avoid misinterpreta-
tions, test results for medical use
must be displayed and used in SI
units only. Some devices offer the
ability to display test results in
other units. This is only an addi-
tional function.
turned on again. Otherwise, con-
densation water will form which
can damage the electronics.
• Caustic detergents may dam-
age the surfaces. Only use a soft
cloth dampened with mild soap-
suds to clean the surfaces of the
device.
– Use the results exclusively in SI
units.
– The use of measurement results
in non-SI units is the sole
responsibility of the user.
ATTENTION!
Loss of data
• Before you save measurements
aquired with this device and pro-
cess them for further use (e.g. in
the PC software
seca analytics
or in a hospital information sys-
tem), make sure the measure-
ment values are plausible.
• If measurement values are trans-
mitted to the seca analytics
software or a hospital informa-
tion system, make sure prior to
further use that the measure-
ment values are plausible and
are assigned to the correct
patient.
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