5 Medical Monitor Equipment Care & Maintenance Tips

Here are a few simple tips that can help your staff easily care for your medical monitor equipment:

#1: Devise a system for cleaning all reusables, including medical monitors, after each procedure. Be sure that your staff cleans each monitor in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations or local health codes.

#2: Keep all medical monitoring equipment on a regular maintenance rotation, and be sure care staff or your service crew are aware of this schedule. Service intervals on each type of medical monitor may vary based on the manufacturer, frequency of use, and even local health codes.

#3: Perform regular visual inspections of your medical equipment, including the screens, keypads, cables, and casings. Be sure that the person inspecting your monitors reports any signs of damage as soon as possible to the appropriate personnel.

#4: Test batteries regularly; medical monitor devices should have their batteries checked frequently - the more often the better to ensure that your monitoring equipment is in proper working order and will not fail in the case of a power outage.

#5: Avoid using improper cleaning solutions. While you should always double check with the operating manual that was included with your medical monitor, the following cleaning agents may damage your medical monitoring equipment's fragile parts and delicate surfaces: ammonia solutions, acetone, Betadine, waxes, and abrasive cleaning solutions.

While your medical monitor may require other actions not suggested here, if you follow these maintenance and care tips, you can keep your medical monitoring device in top shape so it can help your medical staff provide the best possible care.