Siare Falco 101 User Manual page 6

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VI
SIARE recommends establishing a maintenance and service contract
with SIARE or the local authorised service dealer in order to guarantee
the scheduled maintenance required to operate the ventilator in a safe
and correct manner.
To prevent the risk of fire, keep the ventilator and/or the oxygen tubes
away from matches, lit cigarettes and inflammable material, such as
anaesthetic gases and/or sources of heat.
Do not connect the ventilator to the patient by flexible connectors, and
antistatic or conductive tubes to prevent patient burnings during the use
of high frequency surgical equipment, specially dangerous with
antistatic tubes. The use of flexible connectors, antistatic or conductive
tube is never permitted with ventilator.
Do not use worn and consumed tubes or tubes contaminated by
flammable substances like grease or oil to deliver oxygen; (fabrics, oil
and other fuels can easy ignite and they intensively burn in air with high
concentration of oxygen.
In the event of fire or an unpleasant smell (e.g. a smell of burning), the
ventilator should immediately be disconnected from the electrical power
supply and from the battery (if fitted).
When coming into contact with any component of the ventilator, the
hospital procedures for the handling of infected material should always
be respected.
SIARE is aware that cleaning, sterilisation and disinfection procedures
vary considerably from one health structure to another. SIARE cannot
be held responsible for the efficacy of the cleaning and sterilisation
procedures, nor for the other procedures carried out while the patient is
being treated. As regards cleaning, sterilisation and disinfection of the
product components, it is therefore recommended that the regulations
currently in force in the country where the ventilator is installed be taken
into consideration.
The ventilator was not designed as a total monitoring device: some
conditions of danger for the patients treated with vital support
equipment will not trigger any alarm.
Before using the ventilator or any connected component, carefully
check that the ventilator is functioning correctly; when needed, the
preliminary tests must be performed as described in the present
manual.
Do not use pointed instruments, such as pencils, screwdrivers or the
like to make selections or settings as they could damage the surface
of the LCD panel.
User Manual, DU3111103