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Safety Information
Vivo 65 users manual
Doc. 006088 En-US U-1b
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Safety Information
2.1 General User Precautions
• When a ventilator-dependent patient is treated outside of a health
care facility (e.g., in the home setting) there should always be a trained
caregiver present to respond to alarms or conditions the patient is
unable to solve on his or her own (e.g., troubleshooting alarm condi-
tions and taking appropriate corrective action). The home medical
equipment provider will ensure that the family caregivers are appro-
priately trained in responding to alarms and taking appropriate cor-
rective action prior to the patient’s discharge from the health care
facility to the home, and will provide ongoing training to new car-
egivers as required or indicated.
• Always have immediate access to an alternative means of ventilation,
which is ready for use, to avoid patient death or serious injury.
• Failure to have an alternate means of ventilation can result in serious
injury or patient death if ventilator fails.
• The Vivo 65 must be turned off and on at least every 90 days. This is
necessary in order for the Vivo 65 to perform a complete self-test.
The self-test automatically tests the alarm sound and certain compo-
nents.
• If you are admitted to a hospital or are prescribed any other form of
medical treatment, always inform the medical staff that you are on
mechanical ventilation treatment.
• Vivo 65 must only be used:
– for the intended treatment in accordance with this operating manual
and with the instructions given by the responsible clinical personnel;
– in accordance with the operating conditions specified in this operat-
ing manual;
– in original and unmodified form and only with accessories specified
or approved by Breas Medical AB.