Safety
2Safety
2.1SafetyInformation
Education,clinicaljudgementandaction-basedplanning
basedonvulnerabilityarefundamentalfactorsinprevention
ofpressureinjuries.
Arangeofassessmentscalescanbeusedasaformalmethod
ofassessingriskfrompressureinjurydevelopment,and
shouldbeusedinconjunctionwithaninformalassessment
(informednursingjudgement).Informalassessmentis
consideredtobeofgreaterimportanceandclinicalvalue.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,
cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto
usethisequipment.
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable
optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions
andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch
asusermanual,servicemanualorinstruction
sheetsuppliedwiththisproductoroptional
equipment.
WARNING!
RiskofDevelopingPressureInjuries
Thedevicedeliverseffectivepressurereduction,
whenthesupportsurfaceiscoveredwitha
cotton,cottoncombinationorlinenbedsheet,
andanyoneoftheseistheonlyitemdeployed
betweenthesupportsurfaceandtheuser.
–Bedsheetsmustbelooselytted,withcreases
smoothedout.
–Ensurethatthesupportsurfaceincontactwith
theuseriskeptfreefromcrumbsandother
fooddebris,andthatdripcables,stents,and
otherforeignobjectsdonotbecomeentrapped
betweenthesupportsurfaceandtheuser.
–Heatedoverblanketsmustonlybeused
inconsultationwithaqualiedhealthcare
professional,asanincreaseintemperaturecan
increasetheriskofdevelopingpressureinjuries.
WARNING!
Riskofreorexplosion!
Acigarettecanburnaholeinthebedsurface
andcausedamagetothedevice.Also,patient
clothing,bedsheets,etc.maybecombustible
andcauseare.Failuretoobservethiswarning
canresultinaseverere,propertydamageand
causephysicalinjuryordeath.
–Takespecialcareinoxygenrichenvironments.
–Donotsmoke.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Non-originalorwrongpartsmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
–Onlyuseoriginalpartsfortheproductinuse.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable
optionsorcontactyourInvacaredistributor.
Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
2.2EMCinformation
ThisproductneedsspecialprecautionsregardingEMCand
needstobeinstalledandputintoserviceaccordingtothe
EMCinformationprovided,andthisunitcanbeaffectedby
portableandmobileRFcommunicationsequipment.
CAUTION!
–Donotuseamobilephoneorotherdevices
thatemitelectromagneticelds,neartheunit.
Thismayresultinincorrectoperationofthe
unit.
–Thisdeviceshouldnotbeusedadjacentto
orstackedwithotherequipmentandthatif
adjacentorstackeduseisnecessary,thisdevice
shouldbeobservedtoverifynormaloperation
inthecongurationinwhichitwillbeused.
2.3SafetyInformationforTransport
•Takecarewhenhandlingtheproducttoensureno
damagetothecover.
•Itisrecommendedthattwopeoplelift/carrythe
product.
•Avoidcontactwithjewellery,nails,abrasivesurfaces,
etc.
•Donotdragtheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithwall,doorframes,doorcatchesor
locks,etc.
•Donottransportinrollcagesunlesscompletely
protectedfromthesharpedgesofthecage.
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