Safety instructions
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Oxygen supply
Warning!
• Smoking and naked flames are prohibited when oxygen is being
fed into the air flow.
There is a risk of fire!
The oxygen can become
deposited in clothing, bedding or in your hair. It can only be
removed by ventilating the room thoroughly.
Caution!
• Feeding oxygen into the air flow is only permitted using the O
2
valve
VENTI-
O
2
, WM 24200.
• Always refer to the Safety Instructions in the guide to your oxygen
system.
2.2 Contraindications
The BiLevel ST 22 should not be used if the patient is suffering from one of the
following illnesses (or only with particular caution). In each case the decision whether
to use BiLevel ST 22 for therapy lies with the doctor in charge.
• Cardiac decompensation
• Severe heart arrhythmia
• Severe hypotension, particularly in conjunction with intravascular
volume depletion
• Severe epistaxis
• High risk of barotrauma
• Pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum
• Pneumo-encephalus
• Head injury
• Status after brain operation and surgical procedure performed on
hypophysis or on middle or inner ear
• Acute inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis), middle ear inflammation
(otitis media) or perforated eardrum.
• Dehydration
Threatening situations were not observed with BiLevel ST 22.
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