TESTING OF INFUSION PUMPS

TESTING ELECTRICAL SAFETY, FLOW RATES, ALARM FUNCTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS

Infusion

In medicine, infusion (from the Latin infusio „infusion, pouring, pouring in“, and infundere „to pour in, penetrate“) refers to the continuous, usually parenteral administration of liquid medication (infusion therapy) (as opposed to a single injection).

In addition to intravenous administration, subcutaneous, intraosseous and arterial administration are also possible.

Certain therapy methods generally involve the use of infusions, e.g. fluid administration, volume replacement or

substitution, volume therapy and osmotherapy. The administration of blood components by infusion is referred to as

transfusion.

In addition to pure fluid therapy, infusion solutions are also used in parenteral nutrition and as carrier solutions if a certain duration of administration is not to be exceeded or certain maximum concentrations of active substances at the infusion site are not to be exceeded (electrolyte therapy, acid-base correction, antibiotic administration, chemotherapy, etc.).

Infusion pumps are devices for the controlled administration of fluids with or without medicinal components in order to maintain or restore the water and electrolyte balance. The administered substances can enter the body via a needle and a biomembrane. They can be used for the electronic control of the delivery rate of the administered medium. An infusion pump can be used to administer fluids at fixed intervals, regularly or irregularly.

The aims of infusion therapy are:

Compensation of fluid/volume losses

Regulation of the water-electrolyte balance

Regulation of the acid-base balance

Artificial nutrition

Administration of medication

Patients can be transported with an infusion pump, as infusion pumps are meanwhile mobile.