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CHAPTER 2: WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
WARNING: Indicates the possibility of injury to the user or operator.
CAUTION: Indicates the possibility of damage to the device.
NOTE: Places emphasis on an operating characteristic.
2.1 WARNINGS
• This manual serves as a reference. The instructions in this
manual are not intended to supersede the instructions of your
health care provider.
•You should read and understand this entire manual before using
the Harmony.
• The Harmony is not intended to provide your total ventilatory
requirement.
• The prescription must only be adjusted by a trained home care
provider.
• Use only the breathing circuit provided by your home care
provider.
• When using a breathing circuit that contains a mask with an
integrated exhalation port or a circuit with a separate exhalation
device, do not tape, seal, or otherwise block the vent openings.
Doing so could result in suffocation.
• If oxygen is used with the Harmony, the oxygen flow must be
turned off when the Harmony is not in use.
• Oxygen supports combustion. Oxygen should not be used while
smoking or in the presence of an open flame.
• Do not use the Harmony in the presence of flammable liquids or
gases. Do not clean the Harmony with flammable fluids.
• Do not use the Harmony if the room temperature is above 95º F
(35°C). If the device is used at room temperatures above 95° F,
the temperature of the airflow may exceed 106º F (41°C), which
could cause irritation to your airway.
• Do not operate the Harmony in direct sunlight or near a heating
appliance because these conditions can increase the temperature
of the air coming out of the Harmony.
• When the Harmony is used with a humidifier, position the
humidifier so that the water level in the humidifier is lower than
you and the humidifier is on the same level or lower than the
Harmony.