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8. Removal of face piece and head bag
8.1. Face piece
Pull the ears outwards to release them from the two prongs on each side
of the skull. Pull the mask upwards by the ears until free of skull, see
H
.
8.2. Head bag
Grip the bag on each side, but avoid closing the opening. Pull bag
slowly upwards, twisting from side to side if necessary, to facilitate
removal, see
J
.
9. Cleaning and disinfection
With the patented hygienic system of the Ambu Man, incorporating
exchangeable face piece and head bag, no internal cleaning and disin-
fection is necessary.
9.1. Head bag
The head bag is disposable and should always be discarded after training.
9.2. Face piece
The face piece may be reused after cleaning and disinfection. Remove
the dental insert by pulling it from the face piece as shown in the photos,
see
K
and
L
.
9.3. Manual cleaning
A. Rinse face piece and dental insert in clean water.
B. Wash items in warm water, max. 65 °C (150 °F), using a mild detergent.
C. Rinse thoroughly in clean water to remove all traces of detergent.
9.4. Machine washing
The face pieces can be washed in an ordinary washing machine. Apply
normal dose of detergent and choose a washing programme with
maximum temperature of 70 °C (158 °F). In order to avoid the dental
inserts rattling against the drum of the washing machine, the face
pieces can be placed in a bag made of loosely woven fabric.
9.5. Disinfection
After separating and cleaning the face piece and dental insert, disin-
fection can be performed as follows:
A. Place the items in a sodium hypochlorite solution with minimum
500 ppm freely accessible chlorine (1/4 a cup of liquid household
bleach per gallon (approx. 4 litres) of tap water for 10 minutes).
This solution must be fresh and should be discarded after use.
B. Place the items in a 70% alcohol chlorhexidine solution for 2 min-
utes (70% Ethylalcohol and 0.5% chlorhexidine). This method of
disinfection is recommended by the Australian Resuscitation
Council.
C. Chemical disinfection can also be performed using recognised dis-
infectants suitable for use with polyvinylchloride (PVC). The suppli-
er's directions on dosage and disinfection period should be closely
followed.
D. Always rinse the items in clean water after disinfection and allow
to dry before storing.
E. NOTE! The face pieces must not be exposed to boiling, autoclaving
or gas sterilisation.
