CAIRE FreeStyle Provider Technical Service Manual page 41

TRAVELING B Y A IR
A n ew U S D epartment o f T ransportation r egulation r egarding p ortable o xygen c oncentrators
took e ffect o n M ay 1 3, 2 009. U nder t his r egulation, e very F AA a pproved p ortable c oncentrator
is n ow a uthorized f or u se d uring a ny c ommercial f light t hat d eparts o r a rrives i n t he U SA,
regardless o f w hether t he a irline i tself h as a pproved t he d evice o r n ot.
If t he a irline a llows u se o f t he F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 , D O N OT u se D C o r A C P ower A dapters
on t he a ircraft. T he p atient m ust e nsure t hat t hey h ave a n a dequate n umber o f s pare b atteries
to l ast f or t he d uration o f t heir t rip.
During t axi, t ake-­‐off a nd l anding t he u nit m ust b e t urned o ff a nd s towed u nder t he s eat o r i n
another a pproved s towage l ocation a s t o n ot b lock t he a isle w ay o r t he e ntry w ay i nto t he r ow
if t he u nit w ill n ot b e u sed.
During t axi, t ake-­‐off a nd l anding t he u ser m ust b e i n a s eat l ocation t hat d oes n ot r estrict a ny
other p assenger's a ccess t o, o r u se o f a ny r equired e mergency o r r egular e xit, o r t he a isle(s) i n
the p assenger c ompartment o f t he a ircraft i f t he u nit i s u sed.
Users a re n ot p ermitted t o b e s eated i n a n e xit r ow i f u sing t he F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 .
If t he F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 i s u sed w hen d ecompression o f t he c abin o ccurs, a nd t he c abin
oxygen s ystem d eploys, t hen t he u ser i s t o d iscontinue u se o f t he P OC a nd u se t he a ircraft
supplemental o xygen. T he F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 u nit i s t o b e t urned o ff a fter s ecuring t he
aircraft s upplemental o xygen.
Prior t o t ravel, t he u ser n eeds t o i nspect t he u nit t o e nsure t hat i t i s i n g ood o perational
condition.
Visit o ur w ebsite, w ww.chartindustries.com, a nd l ook f or t he T ravel A pproved d ocument o n
our R espiratory K nowledge C enter f or h elpful t ravel t ips.
Each a irline h as t heir o wn r equirements a nd C AIRE r ecommends
checking t hose r equirements p rior t o m aking a t rip.
TRAVELING B Y C RUISE S HIP
When t raveling b y w atercraft, i nstruct y our p atient t o i nform t he c ruise l ine t hat t he F reeStyle
or F reeStyle 5 w ill b e u sed o nboard. E ach c ruise l ine h as a S pecial N eeds c oordinator t hat c an
answer a ny q uestions r egarding t ravel a nd t he c ruise l ine's i ndividual r equirements. H ave y our
patient c ontact t he c ruise s hip S pecial N eeds C oordinator d irectly.
Portable O xygen C oncentrator
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