CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort User Manual

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6 - ENG PN MN232 C | User ManualFreeStyle ComfortImportant!Safety Instructions are defined asfollows:WARNING: IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMATION FOR HAZARDS THATMIGHT CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.CAUTION: Important information forpreventing damage to the FreeStyleComfort.Note: Information needing special attention.Indications for UseWARNING: IT IS VERY IMPORTANTTO SELECT ONLY THE PRESCRIBEDLEVEL OF OXYGEN. DO NOT CHANGETHE FLOW SELECTION UNLESS YOUHAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO DO SO BY ALICENSED CLINICIAN.WARNING: FEDERAL (USA) LAW RESTRICTS THISDEVICE TO SALE OR RENTAL BY ORDER OF APHYSICIAN OR OTHER LICENSED HEALTH CAREPROVIDER.WARNING: THIS UNIT IS NOT TO BE USED FORLIFE SUPPORT. GERIATRIC, PEDIATRIC, ORANY OTHER USER UNABLE TO COMMUNICATEDISCOMFORT WHILE USING THIS DEVICE MAYREQUIRE ADDITIONAL MONITORING. USERSWITH HEARING AND/OR SIGHT IMPAIRMENT(S)MAY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH MONITORINGALARMS.WARNING: PULSE DOSE MODE SETTINGS MUSTBE DETERMINED FOR EACH USER INDIVIDUALLYFOR THEIR NEEDS AT REST, DURING EXERCISE,AND WHEN TRAVELING.WARNING: SOME RESPIRATORY EFFORTS OFTHE PATIENT MIGHT NOT TRIGGER THE CON-SERVING FUNCTION.WARNING: THE FREESTYLE COMFORT IS NOTINTENDED FOR USE WITH A TRACHEOTOMISEDPATIENT.WARNING: PREGNANT OR NURSING WOMENSHOULD NOT USE ACCESSORIES RECOMMEND-ED IN THIS MANUAL, THEY MAY CONTAINPHTHALATES.Contraindications for UseWARNING: IN CERTAIN CIRCUM-STANCES, THE USE OF NON-PRE-SCRIBED OXYGEN CAN BE HAZARD-OUS. THIS DEVICE SHOULD ONLYBE USED WHEN PRESCRIBED BY APHYSICIAN.WARNING: NOT FOR USE IN THE PRESENCE OFFLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS.WARNING: AS WITH ANY ELECTRICALLYPOWERED DEVICE, THE USER MAY EXPERIENCEPERIODS OF NON-OPERATION AS A RESULT OFELECTRICAL POWER INTERRUPTION, OR THENEED TO HAVE THE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORSERVICED BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. THEOXYGEN CONCENTRATOR IS NOT APPROPRIATEFOR ANY USER WHO WOULD EXPERIENCE AD-VERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AS THE RESULTOF SUCH TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION.Safety GuidelinesWARNING: NO MODIFICATION OFTHIS EQUIPMENT IS PERMITTEDWARNING: THIS DEVICE SUPPLIES HIGH-CON-CENTRATION OXYGEN THAT PROMOTES RAPIDBURNING. DO NOT ALLOW SMOKING OR OPENFLAMES WITHIN THE SAME ROOM OF (1) THISDEVICE, OR (2) ANY OXYGEN-CARRYING ACCES-SORY. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING CANRESULT IN SEVERE FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE,AND/OR CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH.WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE UNIT IN A RE-STRICTED OR CONFINED SPACE (I.E., A SMALLCASE OR HANDBAG) WHERE VENTILATION CANBE LIMITED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE OXYGENCONCENTRATOR TO OVERHEAT AND IMPAIRPERFORMANCE.WARNING: THE CONCENTRATOR SHOULD BELOCATED AS TO AVOID SMOKE, POLLUTANTS ORFUMES.