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HeadUp Collar
Instruction Manual
Putting on and taking off the HeadUp Collar will be easier with an assistant; please ask them
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Each component of the HeadUp Collar must be customised or moulded to conform to the
patient’s body shape whilst delivering the required amount of Support/correction.
Applying the HeadUp Collar
Step 1
– Select the appropriate size HeadUp Collar from the measurement chart in the size guide.
Step 2
– Heat the HeadUp Snood gently using a heat gun on a low setting (or a hair dryer on
medium/high) until the fabric HeadUp Snood is warm to touch.
Do not overheat.
Step 3
– Apply the HeadUp Snood whilst it is warm aligning the
chin of the patient with the Chin section of the HeadUp Snood
Step 4
– Mould the HeadUp Snood to the patient’s body shape with
the head alignment corrected by drawing the two edges of the HeadUp
Snood posteriorly to wrap around the back of the patients’ head/neck
Step 5
– Secure the HeadUp Snood at the back of the neck/head
securely by overlapping the Micro Grip fastening onto the outside of the
HeadUp Snood
Step 6
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into the collar for tracheotomies or for a carotid cannula
Step 7
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Do not leave the wearer of the HeadUp Collar after application without ensuring correct
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If while wearing the HeadUp Collar any of the following issues are experienced: Discomfort /
skin irritation / light-headedness – the HeadUp Collar must be removed and adjusted.
Fitting Instructions
