Posey Personal Alarm Instructions

Before using this fall monitor read
entire instruction sheet and save
for future reference.
The Posey Personal Alarm is designed
to alert you to the patient/resident's
movement beyond a predetermined
distance. The alarm may be set to alarm in
one of five different tones. This allows you
to assign a specific tone to an individual
patient/resident. The distinct alarm
allows you to quickly identify which
patient/resident requires immediate
attention. In addition, having variable
tones to choose from lets you select a
tone that is unique from the other
alarms in your facility.
The Personal Alarm features two
mounting options. It may be applied
to a wheelchair, geri-chair or bed
frame with its saddle mount; or it may
be applied directly to a surface such as
a nightstand, headboard, or toilet with
the adhesive hook and loop attach-
ment. For your convenience, each
alarm is shipped with one strip of
adhesive backed loop
for mounting.
FEATURES:
• Five alarm tone selections
• Alarm sound minimum 95db at
one foot
• Optional sound dampening plug
• Low battery light indicates battery
change needed (10% power
remaining)
• 280 hours continuous alarm battery
life (Tone 1)
• Two mounting options for use in
bed, chair or bathroom
• Impact resistant plastic
• Adjustable cord: 31" - 60"
• Compact size: 2" x 4" x 1"
• Lightweight, 4 ounce unit
Tone Selection:
1. To step through the five tone
options press the tone selector on
the side of the unit.
2. When the magnet is engaged,
pressing the tone selector will
produce a two-second audio
sample of each tone.
J.T. Posey Company • 5635 Peck Road • Arcadia, CA 91006-0020 USA
Phone 1- 800-447-6739 • Fax: 1-800-767-3933 • www.posey.com
Personal Alarm #8202L Instructions
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1. Battery Door
2. Metal plate
3. Magnetic block
4. Sliding Adjuster
3. Continue pressing the tone selector
until the desired tone is heard.
4. The last tone sample heard will be
the tone selected for use until a
new selection is made.
Note: The tone you select will affect
battery life. Choose tone one (the single,
rapid beep pattern) for the longest pos-
sible battery life. See Variable Tone
Chart below.
VARIABLE TONE CALCULATED BATTERY LIFE
DEFAULT
Tone 1
Tone 2
Tone 3
Tone 4
*
Based on Continuous Alarm
Optional Sound Dampening Plug:
To decrease the alarm volume, insert
the Sound Dampening Plug into the
hole on the face of the alarm unit. For
maximum alarm volume, do not use a
plug.
Note: Always verify you can hear the
alarm volume at the furthest possible
distance before leaving patient/resident
unattended. Never place the alarm unit
closer than two feet from the ear.
Always verify system is working
properly before leaving patient/
resident unattended.
System Test:
1. Remove the magnet to activate
the alarm
2. Verify you can hear the alarm
ALARM ALARM BACK
FRONT
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10
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5. Clip
9. Loop Patch (adhesive)
6. Tone Selector
10. Hook Patch (on alarm)
7. Low Battery Light 11. Loop Patch (saddle)
8. Sound Dampening Plug 12. Hook and loop strap (saddle)
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70 hours
280 hours
140 hours
93 hours
35 hours
SADDLE
12 11
9
ATTACHMENT CORD
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volume at the furthest possible
distance
3. If the alarm volume sounds weak
replace the battery
4. If the low battery light is
illuminated replace the battery
5. Check the cord for possible
entanglement. Be sure it is the
appropriate length to ensure safe
monitoring of each patient/
resident.
To avoid possible injury or death:
Pacemakers: The magnet on this
alarm unit CAN affect patient if
brought within 1 1/2 inches of the
pacemaker. Magnet contact could
cause the pacemaker to go into a
magnet mode prompting the pace-
maker to increase or decrease speed.
Defibrillators: Magnet contact
CAN STOP THERAPY! If the patient
is in ventricular spasms, the magnet
suspends the signal and can cause
the defibrillator not to respond and
apply the needed therapy. Could
cause the patient to expire.
• This device may not be suitable for
use with all "high fall risk" patients.
• This device should not be a substi-
tute for maintaining the routine
visual monitoring protocol by
healthcare personnel.
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D-30163, Hannover, Germany
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