User Manual

Posey Company • 5635 Peck Road, Arcadia, CA 91006-0020 USA • www.posey.com
Phone: [phone] or 1.626.443.3143 • Fax: [phone] or 1.626.443.5014
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MDSS GmbH
Schiffgraben 41
D-30175 Hannover, Germany
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ApplicAtion
instructions
ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT BODY OR LIMB RESTRAINTS MAY
BE NEEDED (See Posey Catalog):
• Ifthepatientpullsviolentlyagainstthebedstraps;
• Toreducetheriskofthepatientgettingaccesstotheline/
wound/tubesite;
• Topreventthepatientfromailingorbuckingupanddownand
causingself-injury.
• Checkthepatientregularlytoensurethat:
•
 Circulationisnotimpaired.Seriousinjurymayoccurifthecus
 restrictcirculation.
•
 Cusaresecure.Deathorseriousinjurytothepatientor 
 othersmayoccurifthepatientcanremovethecus.
MONITORING
• Poseyrecommendsconstantdirectsupervisionforpatients
deemedtobeatriskofinjurytothemselvesorothers.Fortimes
whendirectsupervisionisnotpossible,monitorbylineofsightor
byavideo/audiodevice.
• NEVERallowapatienttohaveaccesstoanytool,utensil,or
objectthatmightbeusedtounlockordamagecus.
• Beawarethatasuddenmoodswingmaycauseagitatedor
aggressivebehavior.ContactthemedicalteamATONCEifthis
occurs.Nolevelofmonitoringmayavoidtheriskofseriousinjury
tohighlyagitatedoraggressivepatients.
BED SAFETY
• ALWAYSuseHospitalBedSafety
Workgroup(HBSW)(http://www.fda.gov/
cdrh/beds/modguide.html)compliantside
railsintheUPpositionandllALLgapsto
reducetheriskofentrapment.
• Usesiderailcoversandgapprotectorstohelppreventthe
patient’sbodyfromgoingunder,around,throughorbetweenthe
siderails.Afailuretodosomayresultinseriousinjuryordeath
ifapatientbecomessuspendedorentrapped.Poseyoersafull
rangeofsiderailpadsand/orgapprotectorstocovergaps.
ApplicAtion instructions:
• Beforeeachuse,checkcusandstrapsforcracks,tears,and/or
excessivewearorstretch;crackedorbrokenbucklesorlocks;
and/orthathookandloopadheressecurely,asthesemayallow
patienttoremovecu.Discardifdeviceisdamaged.
• Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutpatientsafety,askthe
appropriatemedicalauthorityforalternatives.
Followingthesestepstoapplydevice (repeat steps 1-4 on the other limb):
1. Loop the connecting strap through the U-bar on the cuff.
2. Wrap the strap around a movable part of
the bed frame, out of the patient’s reach.
Ensure that the strap is wrapped around
the frame at least once before passing
the end of the strap through the buckle
(fig. 1).
3. Pull the strap through the roller buckle.
4. read excess strap through the bar on the strap.
MONITORPERFACILITYPOLICY.Checktoensurethat:
• Strapscannotslideinanydirection,tightenorloosenifthe
patientpullsonthem,orifthebedisadjusted;
• Cusareattachedinawaythatthepatientisnotabletousehis
orherteethorotherwiseremovethedevice;
• Cusareintact,andnottornordamaged.DONOTallow
patientstoingestproductmaterial.
Applicable Products:
REF
2330, 2346, 2355
DEscription oF proDuct: Connecting Straps for use only in conjunction with Posey Leather, Synthetic Leather or E.D. Security Cuffs.
rx onlY
non-locKinG connEctinG strAps
© 2009 Posey Company. All rights reserved.
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2346
2355
2330
posEY non-locKinG connEctinG strAps
REF
2330 Leather strap w/roller buckle 18” (46 cm), 24” (61 cm), 36” (91 cm), 48” (122 cm)
REF
2346 Biothane strap w/roller buckle 18” (46 cm), 24” (61 cm), 36” (91 cm), 48” (122 cm), 60” (152 cm), 72” (183 cm)
REF
2355 Synthetic Leather strap w/roller buckle 18” (46 cm), 24” (61 cm), 36” (91 cm), 48” (122 cm), 60” (152 cm), 72” (183 cm)
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ADVErsE rEActions
• Severeemotional,psychological,orphysicalproblemsmayoccur:iftheapplieddeviceisuncomfortable;
or if it severely limits movement. If the patient is likely to cause injury to him/herself or others, get help
from a qualified medical authority to find an alternate intervention or method of restraint.
inDicAtions For usE:
• Patientsassessedasbeinginextremedangerofinjurytothemselvesortoothers.
• Patientsassessedtobeatriskofdisruptinglife-savingtreatments(e.g.,chronictubepulling).
• Patientsassessedtobeatriskoflinepulling,whichmaypreventmonitoringofvitalsigns.
• Patientswhosepicking,pulling,scratching,orpeelingexacerbatesaskincondition,causesself-injury,or
compromises wound site integrity.
contrAinDicAtions:
• NEVER use on a patient:
• Withadislocationorfractureontherestrainedlimb;or
• If an IV or wound site could be compromised by the device.
See the Posey Catalog for other options for such a patient.
• DO NOTusethisdeviceonapatientwhoisorbecomes:suicidal;highlyaggressiveorcombative;
self-destructive;ordeemedtobeanimmediaterisktoothers,UNLESSthepatientisunderconstant
supervision.
• NEVERusetheconnectingstrapdirectlyonapatient.
ADDitionAl sAFEtY AnD lAunDErinG
instructions on othEr siDE