significant loss of pressure after 24 hours.
NOTE: If cell or oral tube is not holding pressure, factory inspection is recommended.
STORAGE
Store the Rescue Stick™ in its original storage container in a clean dry area. Avoid prolonged
exposure to excessive humidity or high temperatures in excess of 140º F or (60º C). Keep this
device away from fuels, oils, and acids and from sharp or pointed objects. Replace bobbin every
three (3) years (normal use) or once a year (commercial use).
With proper care and storage, this device's water sensing element has an approximate shelf life
of three years. Your Rescue Stick™ can be re-armed. After expiration, use re-arm kit MA7206 and
follow RE-ARMING and REPACKING instructions.
WARNING: Failure to inspect, service and maintain your Rescue Stick
™
could make it
less effective and/or damage the device making it unusable. A poorly maintained Rescue
Stick
™
could result in serious personal injury and a lost opportunity to save a life.
Take care of your Rescue Stick™; someone is counting on it.
OPERATION
In a water rescue situation, time is against you. The Rescue Stick™ is a quick and simple
emergency flotation device to be used when a conscious victim is in the water. This device can be
thrown, near a conscious victim who requires temporary flotation until further rescue efforts begin.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Step 1 - Throw the device in area near the victim.
Step 2 - The device automatically inflates when immersed in water.
Step 3 - The device can also be manually inflated by pulling “jerk to inflate” tab.
FIGURE 2
WARNING: Unless you are a water rescue professional, entering the water to
rescue a person can be a fatal mistake. Water conditions and the desperate
acts of a victim can easily make you a victim as well.
REACH, THROW, ROW; BUT DON’T GO.
Reach someone in the water with a pole, branch, paddle, ladder and many other things. Throw
them anything that floats, such as a ball, milk jugs, ice chest, inner tube, PFD or Rescue Stick™.
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