Important Information About The Bair Paws Model 875 Warming Unit; Indications/Intended Use; Contraindication; Warnings - Bair Paws 875 Manual Del Operador

Important Information about the
Bair Paws Model 875 Warming Unit

Indications/Intended Use

The Model 875 warming unit is indicated for patient warming� This warming unit has been
designed for use with the Bair Paws warming gowns in all preoperative and postoperative
settings�

Contraindication

Do not apply heat to lower extremities during aortic cross-clamping� Thermal injury may
occur if heat is applied to ischemic limbs�

Warnings

Use only Bair Paws warming gowns with this warming unit� This warming unit has
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been designed to operate safely with Bair Paws warming gowns; use with other products
may cause thermal injury� To the full extent permitted by law, the manufacturer and/or
importer declines all responsibility for thermal injury resulting from the unit being used
in conjunction with products other than Bair Paws warming gowns�
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Do not continue warming if the red Over-temp indicator light illuminates or an audible
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alarm sounds; thermal injury may result� Turn the warming unit off�
Do not use a forced-air warming device over transdermal medications; increased drug
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delivery, patient death, or injury may occur�
Do not allow the warming unit's hose to contact the patient's skin during patient
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warming� Thermal injury may result�
Equipment not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anaesthetic mixture with
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air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide�
This warming unit is not intended for use in the operating room�
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Position the temperature controller cord and the hose away from the patient's neck or
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shoulders to avoid entanglement and/or injury�
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Do not warm patients with the warming unit's hose alone� Thermal injury
may result� Always connect the hose to a Bair Paws warming gown before
providing patient warming�
Bair Paws® Model 875 Warming Unit Operator's Manual