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Laura Ball posted a reply on Re: Low Humidity

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM

Said: @Karin Gehringer, What humidifiers are you using? This has always been a struggle for me to try to find something that is approved by infection control. Not sure if this was an issue in your organization.

Erika Deaton-Mohney BS, MT(ASCP), CPP posted a reply on Re: Low Humidity

Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Said: In our case of moderate testing POC, the IFU does not state the temperature and humidity as "optimal range", they are listed as Specifications for use. We use temperature/ humidity monitoring with the ranges set to flag if not reading w...

Monika Bibbs posted a reply on Re: Istat docking stations loosing connectivity

Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Said: I'm glad you brought this issue up on this blog. I had just one in the ER that appeared to be working fine but it would not download the i-STAT. It would just indicate "Waiting to Send". I ruled out the i-STAT and the network. The downl...

Dan Bailla liked a reply on topic Re: Low Humidity

Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM

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Karin Gehringer posted a reply on Re: Low Humidity

Monday, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Said: Just curious, why did you cease testing? The manufacturer supplies optimal operating specifications in their IFUs. Just because the humidity is below this optimal range, does not mean that the instrument needs to be taken out of service...