Safety Precautions - CareFusion Children’s Health LTV Manual

Safety Precautions

• Be sure to organize your child's equipment (ventilator, suction machine, etc.) so it is easily available to
you or your home health nurse.
• Never put the ventilator in water.
• Never plug the ventilator in if it is wet.
• Do not store any liquid on or near the ventilator.
• Do not store your child's ventilator near any fire hazards (stoves, fireplaces, open flames) where it could
catch on fire.
• Never plug the ventilator into an electrical outlet that is being used to power to another appliance. Plug
the vent into an electrical outlet that has no other appliance attached to it.
• Always plug your ventilator directly into an electrical outlet or use a power strip provided by your DME
Company.
• Never try to fix the ventilator. Contact your DME Company to schedule any repairs needed for your
child's ventilator.
• Take extra care to see that younger children do not play with the ventilator screen and accidentally
change your child's ventilator settings.
• Always have a working phone with you in case an emergency should happen.
Oxygen Safety
• Oxygen tanks should be secured so that they will not tip over.
• Oxygen tanks should be stored away from things that can
cause fires like a fireplace, space heater, or kitchen stove.
• Do not use aerosol sprays around your child.
• Always plug your oxygen concentrator directly into an
electrical outlet or use a power strip provided by your
DME Company.
• You should never smoke around your child or oxygen.
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Remember to keep oxygen
away from open flames!