A medical waste fluid collection cart including a graphical user interface for allowing a user to operate or monitor one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart, the medical waste fluid collection cart comprising: at least one fluid collection cylinder; a manifold configured to allow for fluid transfer into and/or out of the at least one fluid collection cylinder; a suction tube in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection cylinder, the suction tube for providing a fluid path to the at least one fluid collection cylinder for medical waste fluid; a vacuum port in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection cylinder, the vacuum port configured to connect the at least one fluid collection cylinder to a vacuum source to provide a vacuum level in the fluid collection cylinder for use in collecting a medical waste fluid, wherein the vacuum level in the at least one fluid collection cylinder is adjustable; a controller for controlling one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart including providing a user interface device to select the vacuum level provided in the suction tube; a memory coupled to the controller, the memory configured for storing one or more vacuum levels; and a graphical user interface communicatively coupled to the controller, the graphical user interface configured to allow a user to monitor and/or control one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart, characterised in that the graphical user interface includes: a user interlace screen configured to display one of more visual warnings to the user, during-start up, -regarding- vacuum-or the use of high flow suction for procedures that do not require it, and to solicit confirmation from the user that the warning was presented. at least one fluid collection cylinder; a manifold configured to allow for fluid transfer into and/or out of the at least one fluid collection cylinder; a suction tube in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection cylinder, the suction tube for providing a fluid path to the at least one fluid collection cylinder for medical waste fluid; a vacuum port in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection cylinder, the vacuum port configured to connect the at least one fluid collection cylinder to a vacuum source to provide a vacuum level in the fluid collection cylinder for use in collecting a medical waste fluid, wherein the vacuum level in the at least one fluid collection cylinder is adjustable; a controller for controlling one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart including providing a user interface device to select the vacuum level provided in the suction tube; a memory coupled to the controller, the memory configured for storing one or more vacuum levels; and a graphical user interface communicatively coupled to the controller, the graphical user interface configured to allow a user to monitor and/or control one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart, characterised in that the graphical user interface includes: a user interlace screen configured to display one of more visual warnings to the user, during-start up, -regarding- vacuum-or the use of high flow suction for procedures that do not require it, and to solicit confirmation from the user that the warning was presented.