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Safety Instructions
WARNING
To avoid injury, make sure that the patient
is not left unattended at any time.
WARNING
To avoid injury, always assess the patient
prior to use.
WARNING
To avoid falling, make sure that the user
weight is lower than the safe working load
for all products or accessories being used.
WARNING
To avoid injury, only store the equipment for
a short period of time. If stored longer than
stated in the
IFU
, it can cause weakness
and breakage in the material.
WARNING
To avoid injury, never let the patient smoke
when using the sling. The sling can catch
on fi re.
WARNING
To avoid injury, keep the equipment away
from sun/UV-light. Exposure to sun/UV-light
can weaken the material.
WARNING
To avoid injury, never wash a Flites. A Flites
is only intended for “single patient use”.
WARNING
These warnings are specifi c to the sling
model MLAAS2000:
Patients sat out in a chair are at an
increased risk of pressure injury
development, due to high interface
pressures concentrated over a small
surface area when compared to lying in
bed. An individualised skin and holistic
assessment of the patient should be
undertaken, before deciding on whether a
sling should be left under a patient for any
period of time.
If the decision is to have the patient sit
on the sling for any time period between
transfers then an appropriate care
plan must be established and should
include regular skin inspection, paying
particular attention to pressure points and
frequent repositioning intervals which
should be documented and based on the
individuals level of risk for pressure injury
development.
Consideration should also be given by
the clinician as to any specifi c pressure
relieving or redistribution surface that the
patient/resident is sitting on and make sure
that the sling is correctly positioned and
adjusted (removing loops and clips clear of
the seated patient) to make sure the sling
does not affect the effi cacy of the seat or
cushion.
Safety Practises
• At any time, if the patient becomes agitated, stop
transferring/transporting and safely lower the patient.
• Patient with spasm can be lifted, but great care
should be taken to support the patient ’s legs.
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