Respironics EverGo - Warnings and Cautions; Warnings

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EverGo User Manual
Warnings and Cautions
Caution! U.S. federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a
physician.
Warnings
Awarningrepresentsthepossibilityofharmtotheoperatororpatient.
• eoperatorshouldreadandunderstandthisentiremanualbefore
using the device.
• edeviceisnotintendedforlifesupport.Wheretheprescribing
health care professional has determined that an interruption in the
supply of oxygen, for any reason, may have serious consequences to the
user, an alternate source of oxygen should be available for immediate
use.
• Geriatricoranyotherpatientunabletocommunicatediscomfort,or
hearorseethealarmswhileusingthisdevice,mayrequireadditional
monitoring.
• Oxygensupportscombustion.Oxygenshouldnotbeusedwhile
smoking or in the presence of an open flame.
• Donotusethedeviceinthepresenceofaammableanaesthetic
mixtureincombinationwithoxygenorair,orinthepresenceof
nitrous oxide.
• Donotuseoilorgreaseontheconcentratororitscomponentsas
thesesubstances,whencombinedwithoxygen,cangreatlyincreasethe
potentialforarehazardandpersonalinjury.
• Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowing,discontinueuseandcontactyour
homecareprovider:
- unexplainedchangesintheperformanceofthisdevice
- unusualorharshsounds
- droppedormishandleddeviceorthepowersupply
- waterspilledintotheenclosure
- brokenenclosure
• UseonlywithaPhilipsRespironicsEverGopowersupply.
• UseonlywithPhilipsRespironicsEverGobatteries.
• UseonlyapprovedEverGoaccessories.