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• Staff should be either a physician, nurse, or any other practitioner licensed by the law of
the state or country in which he/she practices
• Training and experience in dermatology is important to provide holistic patient care. This
knowledge includes:
o Anatomy and the Physiology of the skin
o Recognition and understanding of skin diseases
o Skin assessment
o Understanding of photoresponsive diseases
• Theoretical knowledge of phototherapy and its use
• A period of supervised practice for approximately 3 months with a competent practitioner
• Managers should ensure that staff members have, or are provided with, the appropriate
level of training and education needed prior to administering phototherapy services.
13.0 Important Safeguards and Warnings
• To protect the eyes during operation, the operator and anyone in view of the device must
wear the provided UV blocking glasses or goggles designed to block 100% of all UVA and
UVB light from the eye area when worn. Always use Daavlin approved eyewear.
• Do not remove protective eyewear, or any other protective equipment, during treatment.
• If psoralens (photosensitizing drugs) are being used as part of treatment (“PUVA”), the eyes
should be protected from exposure to ultraviolet (sunlight) for 24 hours after taking the drug.
Ultraviolet blocking glasses are provided with all Daavlin devices.
• Do not use over skin eruptions without express consent from the attending physician.
• If a patient experiences burning, never treat the patient until the noticeable effects of burning
subside, and always reduce the subsequent treatment time.
• To protect unaffected skin during operation, the operator, patient, and anyone in view of the
device must generously apply UV blocking skin protection to all exposed skin that the
physician does not intend to treat.
• During extremely long treatments, some surfaces may become hot. Remove any body parts
from those surfaces if it becomes uncomfortable. The unit should have a 50% duty cycle of
10 minutes on, 10 minutes off.
• Erythema can result in as little as 15 seconds of exposure, or approximately 200 millijoules
of dose to UVB light. If using the unit at home, contact your prescribing physician for
specific treatment instructions and dosing information.
• Center patients between the lamps during treatment to avoid over exposure to isolated areas
of the body.
• All people and pets should leave the area to avoid exposure to ultraviolet light.
• Ask your doctor about protecting areas of the body that have not been exposed to sunlight.
• Do not use this device for anything other than its intended purpose.
• This device is only to be used by authorized users.
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