Bong (as I may have mentioned before), writing decent PM procedures is an art (in my humble opinion). Some people I know get away with only carrying out electrical safety tests on infusion pumps and syringe pumps. But they are wrong (or, at the very least, missing the point of PM). Obviously, PM on pumps should include verification of accuracy, recording of occlusion pressure etc., and all this takes time (whichever way you do it). The details about how you go about this will depend, of course, on the actual pumps you are dealing with, and which automatic tester (or test method – graduated cylinders, weighing scales etc.) you are using. As has already been suggested, you should start by looking at what the manufacturer calls for in his service manual (and, I would suggest, develop your own procedure from that). But there’s no quick and easy way of properly PM’ing pumps (or if there is, it’s the road to disaster sooner or later). Send me a visa and a ticket and I’d be happy to come out for a month or two and draft all your procedures for you!
