Bair Hugger Model 775 Temperature Management Unit Operator’s Manual
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Do not continue temperature management therapy if the over-temp indicator light5.
illuminates and the alarm sounds. Thermal injury may result. Unplug the unit, and
contact a qualified service technician.
Do not continue 241 blood/fluid warming therapy if the over-temp indicator light6.
illuminates and the alarm sounds. Immediately stop fluid flow, and discard the
blood/fluid warming set. Unplug the temperature management unit, and contact a
qualified service technician.
Do not use a forced-air warming device over transdermal medication. Increased drug7.
delivery and patient injury or death may occur.
Do not allow the patient to lie on the warming unit hose or allow the hose to directly8.
contact the patient’s skin during patient warming; thermal injury may result.
Equipment not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture9.
with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide.
Reusable blankets made from woven fabric, or blankets without discrete, visible10.
holes, can cause the safety system of this unit to fail, which may result in serious
thermal injury. This warming unit has been designed to operate safety ONLY with
Bair Hugger blankets and Bair Paws gowns.
Cautions
Except for specific blanket models, Bair Hugger blankets are not sterile and are all1.
intended for single patient use ONLY. Placing a sheet between the Bair Hugger
blanket and the patient does not prevent contamination of this product.
Monitor the temperature and cutaneous response of patients who are incapable of2.
reacting, communicating and/or who are without a sense of feeling every 10-20
minutes or according to institutional protocol. Monitor the patient’s vital signs
regularly. Adjust air temperature or discontinue therapy when the therapeutic goal
is reached or if vital sign instability occurs. Notify physician of vital sign instability
immediately.
Do not leave pediatric patients unattended during therapy.3.
Do not initiate temperature management therapy unless the temperature management4.
unit is safely placed on a hard surface or securely mounted. Otherwise, injury may
result.
To prevent tipping, clamp the Model 775 temperature management unit to an IV5.
pole at a height that provides stability. We recommend clamping the unit no higher
than 44" (112 cm) on an IV pole with a minimum 28" (71 cm) diameter wheelbase.
Failure to do so may result in IV pole tipping, catheter site trauma, and patient
injury.
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