Indications F Or U - CAIRE FreeStyle Provider Technical Service Manual

INDICATIONS F OR U SE
The F reeStyle a nd F reeStyle 5 P OC's a re i ndicated f or t he a dministration o f
supplemental o xygen. T hese d evices a re n ot i ntended f or l ife s upport n or d o t hey
provide a ny p atient m onitoring c apabilities.
A p hysician m ust p rescribe a s pecific o xygen p ulse d ose s etting t o m eet p atients'
individual n eeds.
Recommended o xygen f low r ates s hould b e a djusted o nly u nder t he a dvice o f a
physician.
Federal ( USA) l aw r estricts t his d evice t o s ell o r r ental b y o rder o f a
physician o r o ther l icensed h ealth c are p rovider.
It i s v ery i mportant t o s elect o nly t he p rescribed l evel o f o xygen. D o
not c hange t he f low s election u nless y ou h ave b een d irected t o d o
so b y a l icensed c linician.
This u nit i s n ot t o b e u sed f or l ife s upport. G eriatric, p ediatric, o r a ny
other u ser u nable t o c ommunicate d iscomfort w hile u sing t his
device m ay r equire a dditional m onitoring. U sers w ith h earing a nd/or
sight i mpairment(s) m ay n eed a ssistance w ith m onitoring a larms.
Pulse d ose s ettings m ust b e d etermined f or e ach u ser i ndividually
for t heir n eeds a t r est, d uring e xercise, a nd w hen t raveling.
The p ortable o xygen c oncentrator m ay b e u sed d uring s leep u nder
the r ecommendation o f a q ualified c linician.
Portable O xygen C oncentrator
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