Troubleshooting your CADD Pump
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1. tubing or clamp the tubing in some way to stop leakage If you have a Port do not remove the needle from your port Place any damaged articles in a sealed plastic bag and contact the chemotherapy unit or district nurse immediately for further instruction Restarting the Pump First turn the CADD on by 1 Press and hold 2 for a few seconds The CADD will power up and automatically run through its programs Then you will need to start the pump by 1 Press and hold Starting 2 Hold until you see three sets of dashes disappear 3 After automatically running through the pumps program RUN and the volume remaining will appear on the main screen indicating that your pump is running Common Messages and Alarms every 5 minutes The pump will still work for a while but the battery will require changing An alarm of three two tone beeps will sound every five minutes To install new batteries stop the pump and turn it off as described above Replace old batteries with AA alkaline batteries Do not use carbon zinc heavy duty or rechargeable batteries Replace the battery door and the pump will automatically power up If not turn the pump on and start the pump as described previously All programmed seitings are retained2. Battery Depleted a Two tone Alarm The pump will soon stop running Replace ra Two tone Alarm gt O D D D ep ep o o lt m This appears on the screen when the pump is running normally High Pressure a Two tone Alarm Will appear if there is a kink in the line or a clamp is closed Check that all tubing is free of kinks and that the clamps that are on the line are open The pump should automatically resume If not restart the pump as described previously Air In Line lt 0 Two tone Alarm Detected There is air in the line or the tubing is not fully threaded through the air detector If this occurs press or to silence the alarm and contact the nursing staff for advice RUN ra Two tone Alarm ResVol Low This indicates that the volume of chemotherapy is getting low An alarm will sound and the pump will continue to run until empty Reservoir Volume ra Two tone Alarm This message indicates that the reservoir volume is empty Press 9 or to silence the alarm and turn the CADD off Your Information General Practitioner Phone Specialist Doctor Phone Chemotherapy Unit Phone Ward Phone District Nurse Phone Community Health Centre Phone HITH Phone Accident amp Emergency department Phone Cancer Care Nurse Phone PGWS Sept2007 version Troubleshooting your CADD Pump gatia GLE fini CAnD Legacy 1 Pa What i
3. s a CADD Pump Your CADD Pump is a Continuous Ambulatory Delivery Device It is a portable infusion pump used in cancer treatment for Can use it continuous chemotherapy This will be connected to your PICC or PORT Your CADD Pump is programmed by your chemotherapy nurse to deliver the correct amount of chemotherapy as ordered by your Oncologist Usually the pump will run without any problems and you will have it disconnected by a nurse at the end of the infusion in the shower Yes However the CADD pump is not waterproof Keep it dry by placing in a plastic bag and hanging out of the spray of water whilst in the shower The CADD Pump remains the property of your hospital Please return after use DAMAGED OR LEAKING PUMP If the pump or tubing of your CADD is damaged or leaking you need to stop the pump and turn it off SEE INSTRUCTIONS HERE Stopping the Pump Stopping the pump stops delivery of medication Stop your pump by 2 Hold 2 until you see three sets of dashes appear 3 STOPPED will then appear Once you have stopped the pump turn the CADD Turning off Turning off off by 1 Press and hold 2 Hold until you see three sets of dashes disappear Pump still won t Stop If unable to stop the pump or turn it off remove the battery A continuous alarm will sound for a couple of minutes and then fade out you can t turn it off Also close the clamps on the
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