How do I know if the patient tubing is properly connected to the unit?
When you connect the patient tubing, you will hear a ‘click’
when the tubing snaps into place. The tubing that connects to the bottle will only connect
to the bottle and the tubing that connects to the unit will only connect to the
unit.
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