CAIRE FreeStyle Provider Technical Service Manual page 22

SAFETY G UIDELINES A ND O PERATIONAL S AFETY,
WARNINGS, A ND C AUTIONS
Provider s hould r eview a ll s afety g uidelines a nd o perational s afety W arnings/Cautions w ith
each p atient. I n a ddition, p rovider s hould c arry o ut a r isk a ssessment p rior t o i nstallation o f t he
FreeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 t o a ssure p roper c onnection a nd c ompatibility w ith o ther e quipment
the p atient m ay b e u sing.
No S moking o r O pen F lames. F or s afety c oncerns, a ll p ossible s ources o f i gnition
must b e k ept a way f rom t he o xygen s ystem a nd p referably o ut o f t he r oom i n
which i t i s b eing u sed. S moking i n t he p roximity o f a n o peration o xygen
concentrator i s e xtremely d angerous a nd c an p ermanently d amage t he d evice
and v oid t he w arranty. K eep t he P OC a t l east f ive ( 5 f t) f eet ( 1.5 m ) f rom h eat
sources, s parking o bjects, o r o pen f lames.
Ask y our p atient w here t hey w ould l ike t o s et u p t he d evice. W hile u npacking a nd s etting u p
the d evice, t ell y our p atient a bout t hese i mportant c autions a nd w arnings:
Locate t he u nit i n a w ell-­‐ventilated s pace t hat p rovides a dequate a ir f low.
Ensure t hat f urniture, d raperies, o r c lothing w ill n ot i mpede a ir c irculation.
Avoid p lacing t he u nit o ver a f loor h eat r egister o r a gainst a b aseboard h eating
system.
Do n ot u se i n t he p resence o f f lammable a nesthetics, s olvents, a erosols, o r
flammable c leaning a gents.
Avoid h igh p ollutant e nvironments.
Some p atients a re h ighly m obile a nd m ay u se t he d evice u nder v arying
circumstances. M ake s ure y our p atient o r p atient c aregiver c ompletely
understands t he b asic p recautions t o s afely l ocate t he d evice.
After c ompleting t his t raining p rocedure, a sk y our p atient i f t hey h ave a ny
questions.
Portable O xygen C oncentrator
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