Invacare Softform Active 2 RX - Safety; 2.1 Safety Information; 2.2 EMC information; 2.3 Safety Information for Transport

Safety
2Safety
2.1SafetyInformation
Education,clinicaljudgementandaction-basedplanning
basedonvulnerabilityarefundamentalfactorsinprevention
ofpressureinjuries.
Arangeofassessmentscalescanbeusedasaformalmethod
ofassessingriskfrompressureinjurydevelopment,and
shouldbeusedinconjunctionwithaninformalassessment
(informednursingjudgement).Informalassessmentis
consideredtobeofgreaterimportanceandclinicalvalue.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,
cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto
usethisequipment.
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable
optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions
andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch
asusermanual,servicemanualorinstruction
sheetsuppliedwiththisproductoroptional
equipment.
WARNING!
RiskofDevelopingPressureInjuries
Themattressdeliverseffectivepressurereduction,
whenthesupportsurfaceiscoveredwitha
cotton,cottoncombinationorlinenbedsheet,
andanyoneoftheseistheonlyitemdeployed
betweenthesupportsurfaceandtheuser.
–Bedsheetsmustbelooselytted,withcreases
smoothedout.
–Ensurethatthesupportsurfaceincontactwith
theuseriskeptfreefromcrumbsandother
fooddebris,andthatdripcables,stents,and
otherforeignobjectsdonotbecomeentrapped
betweenthesupportsurfaceandtheuser.
–Heatedoverblanketsmustonlybeused
inconsultationwithaqualiedhealthcare
professional,asanincreaseintemperaturecan
increasetheriskofdevelopingpressureinjuries.
WARNING!
Riskofreorexplosion!
Acigarettecanburnaholeinthebedsurface
andcausedamagetothemattress.Also,patient
clothing,bedsheets,etc.maybecombustible
andcauseare.Failuretoobservethiswarning
canresultinaseverere,propertydamageand
causephysicalinjuryordeath.
–Takespecialcareinoxygenrichenvironments.
–Donotsmoke.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Non-originalorwrongpartsmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
–Onlyuseoriginalpartsfortheproductinuse.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable
optionsorcontactyourInvacaredistributor .
Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
2.2EMCinformation
ThisproductneedsspecialprecautionsregardingEMCand
needstobeinstalledandputintoserviceaccordingtothe
EMCinformationprovided,andthisunitcanbeaffectedby
portableandmobileRFcommunicationsequipment.
CAUTION!
–Donotuseamobilephoneorotherdevices
thatemitelectromagneticelds,neartheunit.
Thismayresultinincorrectoperationofthe
unit.
–Thisdeviceshouldnotbeusedadjacentto
orstackedwithotherequipmentandthatif
adjacentorstackeduseisnecessary,thisdevice
shouldbeobservedtoverifynormaloperation
inthecongurationinwhichitwillbeused.
2.3SafetyInformationforTransport
•Takecarewhenhandlingmattressestoensureno
damagetothecover .
•Itisrecommendedthattwopeoplelift/carrymattresses.
•Avoidcontactwithjewellery,nails,abrasivesurfacesetc.
•Donotdragmattresses.
•Avoidcontactwithwall,doorframes,doorcatchesor
locksetc.
•Donottransportinrollcagesunlesscompletely
protectedfromthesharpedgesofthecage.
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