CVS BM 35 - Caution

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WARNING:
• Thisproductisnotatoy.Keepitoutofreachofchildren,tod-
dlers,andinfants.
• Keeptheproductoutofthereachofpets.
• Packagingmaterialsareadeadlyhazardforchildrenandcan
causesuffocation.Removeallpackagingmaterialsimmediately
andkeepthemawayfromchildrenatalltimes.
• Thisproductcontainssmallpartsthatmaypresentachoking
hazardtochildren.Keeptheunitandallpartsoutofreachof
children.NEVERLEAVECHILDRENORTHOSEWHOREQUIRE
CLOSESUPERVISIONUNATTENDEDWITHTHISDEVICE.
• Thetubingpresentsastrangulationhazard.Keepthisproduct
awayfromchildrenandthosewhorequireclosesupervision,
e.g.peoplewithmentaldisorders.NEVERLEAVECHILDREN
ORTHOSEWHOREQUIRECLOSESUPERVISIONUNATTEND-
EDWITHTHISDEVICE.
• Donotdrapetubearoundneck.Thispresentsastrangulation
hazard.
• Peoplewithdisabilities,activitylimitations,orwhoarephysic-
allyfrail,shouldbeassistedbyanotherpersonwhenusing
thisunit.
• Propercuffsizeisimportantforaccuratemeasurements.Only
usethedeviceonadultswhohavetherightupperarmcircum-
ferenceforthisinstrument.Seesection“11.TechnicalSpecifi-
cations”forsuitablearmcircumferences.
• Donotuseanycuffs,tubes,partsandaccessoriesotherthan
thoseexplicitlyrecommendedbythemanufacturerforuse
withthisproduct.Partsandaccessoriesnotapprovedforuse
withthedevicemaycausedamagetoyourhealthandtothe
product.
• Electromagneticinterference:Avoidstrongelectricalorelec-
tromagneticfieldsinthedirectvicinityofthedevice(e.g.mo-
biletelephones,microwaveovens)whileitisinoperation,as
inaccuratemeasurementsmayresult.Topreventsuchinterfer-
ence,usetheunitatasufficientdistancefromsuchdevices
orturnthedevicesoff.
• Donotmeasureyourbloodpressurewhileoperatingavehicle
orinanysituationwhichrequiresyourfullattention.
CAUTION:
• Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedwhenyourarmhasbeenwound-
ed/injuriedorwhenacatheterhasbeeninserted.Suchuse
mayresultininjury.
• Removeanykindofupperarmjewelryorthelikebeforetaking
ameasurement.Thiscouldcausebruises.
• Donotplacethearmcuffoverheavyclothing(e.g.ajacketor
sweatersleeve)asthebloodpressuremonitorwillnotbeable
totakeapropermeasurementandthereisanelevateddanger
ofacquiringhematomaorskinmarksduringthecourseofthe
measurement.
• Incasethecuffdoesnotstopinflating,interruptthemeasure-
mentbypressingtheON/OFFbutton andopenthecuff
atonce.
• Ifabatteryhasleakeddonottouchthebatteryfluid.Avoidskin
contact(e.g.putonprotectivegloves)andcleanthebattery
compartmentwithadrycloth.
• Donotdisassembletheunit,itmayresultininjuries.
• Whenapplyingthearmcuff,makesuretherearenowrinkles
inthecuff.Thiscouldcausebruises.
• Donotexertanykindofpressureonthehoseduringmeasure-
ment,e.g.layingyourarmsoranyotherobjectonthehose.
Thiscouldcauseincorrectmeasurements.
• Bloodpressuremeasurementscanleadtotemporarymarks
ontheskinatthesiteofthecuffplacement.Thisisespecially
thecaseinhighrepetitionrates,inhypertonicpatientsandin
patientswithweakheartrates.Inrarecasesamarkmaypersist
foracoupleofdays.Pleasecontactyourphysicianaboutthese
specificrisksofcuffpressureinyourspecificcase.