Invacare Softform PREMIER - Product Safety Precautions; Critical Usage Warnings

Invacare®Softform®
2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutrstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheusermanualsupplied.Invacare
productmanualsareavailableonyourlocal
Invacarewebsiteoratyourlocaldealer.Ifyou
areunabletounderstandthewarnings,cautions
orinstructionspleasecontactahealthcare
professional,dealerortechnicalpersonnelbefore
attemptingtousethisequipment–otherwise,
injuryordamagemayoccur.
WARNING!
Riskofdevelopingpressureulcers
Bedsheetsmustbelooselytted,withcreases
smoothedout.Caremustalwaysbetakento
ensurethatthesupportsurfaceincontactwith
theuseriskeptfreefromcrumbsandother
fooddebris,andthatdripcables,stents,and
otherforeignobjectsdonotbecomeentrapped
betweentheuserandthepressurereducing
surfaceofthemattress,asthismayresultinthe
developmentofpressureulcers.
WARNING!
Invacareproductsarespecicallydesigned
andmanufacturedforuseinconjunctionwith
Invacareaccessories.Accessoriesdesignedby
othermanufacturershavenotbeentestedby
Invacareandarenotrecommendedforusewith
Invacareproducts.
Theintroductionofcertainthirdpartyproducts
betweenthemattresssurfaceandtheusermay
reduceorimpedetheclinicaleffectivenessofthis
product.
’Thirdpartyproducts’mayinclude,butare
notlimitedtoitemsincludingunderblankets,
plasticsheetsandsheepskins,etc.Heatedover
blanketsmustonlybeusedinconsultationwitha
suitablyqualiedhealthcareprofessional,asan
increaseintemperaturecanincreasetheriskof
developingpressureulcers.
WARNING!
Riskofreorexplosion!
Acigarettecanburnaholeinthebedsurface
andcausedamagetothemattress.Also,patient
clothing,bedsheets,etc,maybecombustible
andcauseare.Failuretoobservethiswarning
canresultinaseverere,propertydamageand
causephysicalinjuryordeath.
–Donotuseinoxygenrichenvironments.
–Donotsmoke.
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