Safety Rules - Weinmann OXYWAY Click Manual De Instrucciones

2.2 Safety rules

Attention!
Attention!
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Safety instructions
For your own safety, the safety of your patients, and to
comply with the requirements of EU Directive 93/42/EEC,
please observe the following points.
Oxygen
Spontaneous explosive reactions can occur if compressed
oxygen comes into contact with flammable substances
(fat, oil, alcohol etc.):
• Keep the equipment and all screw connections abso-
lutely free from oil and grease.
• Never place OXYWAY Click in a disinfectant solution
or other cleaning solution. The patient could inhale
any residual liquid. This could result in injury to the air-
ways. A clean cloth, possibly moistened with clean hot
water, is sufficient for cleaning.
• Always wash your hands before starting to work on
the oxygen supply.
• Smoking and open flames are strictly prohibited in the
vicinity of all fittings containing or transporting
oxygen.
Inhalation
If breathing stops, oxygen inhalation is by no means suffi-
cient: in such cases artificial respiration is necessary. The
oxygen pressure during inhalation is not sufficient to over-
come the airway resistance, which means that not enough
oxygen would enter the lungs.
If you use Weinmann inhalation masks, it is not possible
for the pressure to rise to dangerous levels. You should
however make sure that the exhaled air can escape freely
so that it is not breathed in again.