Training T He P Atient - CAIRE FreeStyle Provider Technical Service Manual

TRAINING T HE P ATIENT
It i s i mportant t hat p atients t horoughly u nderstand h ow t o o perate t he F reeStyle o r F reestyle 5
unit. T his e nables p roper t reatment a s p rescribed b y a q ualified, l icensed p hysician. Y ou m ust
explain t hat t he p urpose o f t his t herapy i s t o a lleviate s ymptoms. I f p atients e xperience a ny
discomfort o r i f t he u nit a larms, t hey m ust n otify t heir E quipment P rovider a nd/or p hysician
immediately.
Give t he p atient a c opy o f t he U sers M anual a nd a dvise t hem t o r ead p rior t o o perating t he
unit. O pen t he m anual a nd b riefly r eview t he T able o f C ontents, i ncluding s ubheadings. S how
your p atient t he i cons a nd s ymbols a nd e xplaim w hat e ach o ne m eans. E xplain e ach s tep i n t he
operation o f t he u nit t o t he p atient w ith r eference t o t he p atients U ser M anual.
Advise y our p atient t o t horoughly r ead t he U ser M anual a nd k eep t he
manual i n a s afe p lace f or f uture r eference.
Power S upplies
The F reeStyle a nd F reeStyle 5 c an b e p owered i n 3 w ays:
Battery P ack
AC P ower
DC P ower
Do n ot c onnect e xternal p ower w ithout a b attery p ack i nstalled i n t he F reeStyle o r
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Information o n t he o peration o f e ach o f t hese c omponents i s i n t he f ollowing s ections:
BATTERY P ACK
The F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 c an b e o perated b y t he r echargeable b attery p ack w hich i s
supplied w ith t he d evice. T here a re n o o perational l imitations o f t he c oncentrator w hen
running f rom p ower s upplied f rom t he b attery p ack. A ll f low r ates a re a vailable o n b attery
power.
Portable O xygen C oncentrator
MN220-­‐1 A 2 3