WarmAir
Model 135 Manual SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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A Licensed Healthcare Practitioner's order is required for setting temperature and use of equipment. At
least every 20 minutes, or as directed by a Licensed Healthcare Practitioner, check the patient's
temperature and skin condition of areas in contact with the disposable blanket. Pediatric and
temperature-sensitive patients should be checked more frequently. Notify the Licensed Healthcare
Practitioner promptly of any change in order to avoid serious injury.
Patient temperature depends on ambient temperature and additional sheets or blankets. Reduce or
discontinue therapy when therapeutic goal is reached or if vital signs instability occurs. Thermal
injury may result. Notify Licensed Healthcare Practitioner immediately of vital signs instability.
Do not use the WarmAir
135 unit distal to arterial cross clamping. Thermal injury may result.
Do not use the WarmAir
135 unit along with High Frequency surgical instruments or endocardial
catheters. Electrical shock, thermal injury or electromagnetic interference may result.
Notify the Licensed Healthcare Practitioner promptly if any of the following occur:
If the patient's temperature is not responding properly,
If the patient's temperature does not reach the prescribed temperature in the prescribed time, or
If there is a change in the prescribed temperature range. Failure to inform the Licensed Healthcare
Practitioner of the deviation may result in injury to the patient.
The warming of transdermal medications (patches) can increase drug delivery, resulting in possible
injury to the patient.
Do not use the WarmAir
135 unit with any blanket or warming cover other than CSZ FilteredFlo
Blankets or the Warming Tube
. Thermal injury may result.
Do not attempt to warm patient without a blanket, i.e. with the hose only. Thermal injury may result.
Unapproved modifications may cause patient/caregiver injury and/or equipment damage.
Do not continue therapy if either the Over-Temperature or Under-Temperature warning light activates
or the audible alarm sounds. Do not continue therapy if power cannot be maintained to the unit.
Thermal injury may result. Turn the unit off and remove from service.
Do not initiate therapy unless the WarmAir
135 unit is securely mounted or injury may result.
Always unplug the unit before accessing internal components during service. Failure to unplug the
unit could result in electric shock.
Do not by-pass ground lug. Electrical Hazards may result.
The use of materials of good thermal conductivity, such as water, gel and similar substances, with the
WarmAir
135 unit not switched on, can decrease the body temperature of a patient.
Thermal injury may occur if heating therapy is applied to ischemic limbs.
Do not use the WarmAir
135 unit in the presence of flammable anesthetics. Risk of explosion may
result.
The WarmAir
135 unit disposables (FilteredFlo
Blankets, Warming Tube
) are not sterile and are
intended for single patient use only. DO NOT sterilize or reprocess these disposables. Thermal injury
and/or cross-contamination may result.
Do not allow the hose to contact the patient. Thermal injury may result.
Do not return the WarmAir
135 unit to service without the filter present. Thermal injury may result.
Do not use the WarmAir
135 unit without the designated filter in place. Thermal injury or airborne
contamination may result.
Electrical shock hazard. To avoid risk of electrical shock, disconnect power before servicing.
To avoid the risk of electric shock, this equipment must only be connected to a supply mains with
protective earth.
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