CAIRE FreeStyle Comfort Manuel D'utilisation page 6

FreeStyle Comfort
Important!
Safety Instructions are defined as
follows:
WARNING: IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION FOR HAZARDS THAT
MIGHT CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
CAUTION: Important information for
preventing damage to the FreeStyle
Comfort.
Note: Information needing special attention.
Indications for Use
WARNING: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO SELECT ONLY THE PRESCRIBED
LEVEL OF OXYGEN. DO NOT CHANGE
THE FLOW SELECTION UNLESS YOU
HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO DO SO BY A
LICENSED CLINICIAN.
WARNING: FEDERAL (USA) LAW RESTRICTS THIS
DEVICE TO SALE OR RENTAL BY ORDER OF A
PHYSICIAN OR OTHER LICENSED HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER.
WARNING: THIS UNIT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR
LIFE SUPPORT. GERIATRIC, PEDIATRIC, OR
ANY OTHER USER UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE
DISCOMFORT WHILE USING THIS DEVICE MAY
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL MONITORING. USERS
WITH HEARING AND/OR SIGHT IMPAIRMENT(S)
MAY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH MONITORING
ALARMS.
WARNING: PULSE DOSE MODE SETTINGS MUST
BE DETERMINED FOR EACH USER INDIVIDUALLY
FOR THEIR NEEDS AT REST, DURING EXERCISE,
AND WHEN TRAVELING.
WARNING: SOME RESPIRATORY EFFORTS
OF THE PATIENT MIGHT NOT TRIGGER THE
CONSERVING FUNCTION.
WARNING: THE FREESTYLE COMFORT IS NOT
INTENDED FOR USE WITH A TRACHEOTOMISED
PATIENT.
WARNING: PREGNANT OR NURSING
WOMEN SHOULD NOT USE ACCESSORIES
RECOMMENDED IN THIS MANUAL, THEY MAY
CONTAIN PHTHALATES.
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Contraindications for Use
WARNING: IN CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES, THE USE OF
NON-PRESCRIBED OXYGEN CAN BE
HAZARDOUS. THIS DEVICE SHOULD
ONLY BE USED WHEN PRESCRIBED BY
A PHYSICIAN.
WARNING: NOT FOR USE IN THE PRESENCE OF
FLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS.
WARNING: AS WITH ANY ELECTRICALLY
POWERED DEVICE, THE USER MAY EXPERIENCE
PERIODS OF NON-OPERATION AS A RESULT OF
ELECTRICAL POWER INTERRUPTION, OR THE
NEED TO HAVE THE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR
SERVICED BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. THE
OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR IS NOT APPROPRIATE
FOR ANY USER WHO WOULD EXPERIENCE
ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AS THE
RESULT OF SUCH TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION.
Safety Guidelines
WARNING: NO MODIFICATION OF
THIS EQUIPMENT IS PERMITTED
WARNING: THIS DEVICE SUPPLIES HIGH-
CONCENTRATION OXYGEN THAT PROMOTES
RAPID BURNING. DO NOT ALLOW SMOKING
OR OPEN FLAMES WITHIN THE SAME ROOM
OF (1) THIS DEVICE, OR (2) ANY OXYGEN-
CARRYING ACCESSORY. FAILURE TO OBSERVE
THIS WARNING CAN RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE,
PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND/OR CAUSE PHYSICAL
INJURY OR DEATH.
WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE UNIT IN A
RESTRICTED OR CONFINED SPACE (I.E.,
A SMALL CASE OR HANDBAG) WHERE
VENTILATION CAN BE LIMITED. THIS CAN
CAUSE THE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR TO
OVERHEAT AND IMPAIR PERFORMANCE.
WARNING: THE CONCENTRATOR SHOULD BE
LOCATED AS TO AVOID SMOKE, POLLUTANTS
OR FUMES.
WARNING: IN THE EVENT THERE IS A SERIOUS
INCIDENT OCCURRING WITH THIS DEVICE,
THE USER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REPORT
THE INCIDENT TO THE PROVIDER AND/OR THE
MANUFACTURER. A SERIOUS INCIDENT IS
DEFINED AS AN INJURY, DEATH, OR POTENTIAL
TO CAUSE INJURY/DEATH SHOULD THERE BE
A REOCCURRENCE OF THE INCIDENT. THE
USER CAN ALSO REPORT THE INCIDENT TO
THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTRY
WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.