Posey Sitter Elite® - Manual (Page 31)

Sitter Elite 31
FOR SAFE USE IN OPTIONAL CORD & MAGNET MODE (see pages 28-29):
To reduce the risk of serious injury or death, ALWAYS follow these steps
before leaving patient unattended. Check that:
1. Alarm is “ON” and in monitoring mode (LED Mode light flashing green or
yellow (“Mute” mode only).
2. Cord clip is securely fastened to clothing out of the patient’s reach.
3. Clip lock is engaged (fig. 48).
4. Magnet cord is not tangled, and is the right length for safe monitoring.
5. Alarm activates each time you remove magnet from face of alarm. Reattach magnet to
resume monitoring. If alarm fails to activate, inspect magnet and check all connections. DO
NOT leave a patient unattended unless the alarm activates each time the magnet is removed
from the face plate (see page 29).
FOR SAFE USE IN ALL SENSOR MODES (see page 23):
To reduce the risk of serious injury or death, ALWAYS follow these steps after putting the
sensor in place and before leaving patient unattended (see instructions below). DO NOT use
any alarm or sensor that does not alarm each time it is tested.
1. Remove and store magnet when a sensor is in use. If magnet is on the alarm face plate, the
alarm will NOT activate if sensor is disconnected. Store magnet in a safe place, out of the
patient’s reach.
2. Make sure alarm is ON and in monitoring mode (LED Mode light flashing green or yellow
(“Mute” mode only).
3. Check that the RJ11 plug on the sensor cable is not damaged (plug broken, or wires
disconnected) and is securely connected to the alarm.
4. Disconnecting the sensor from the alarm will cause the alarm to activate. This is called a
“failsafe” mode. Disconnect the sensor to make sure the failsafe mode works. DO NOT use
the alarm if the alarm does not sound when the sensor is disconnected.
5. When connecting the alarm to the nurse call system, check that the nurse call cable is
securely connected to the alarm and the nurse call panel. ALWAYS test alarm and nurse
call function if nurse call cable is plugged into the alarm and wall jack. Activate the alarm
(remove pressure from sensor, unfasten chair belt sensor) and make sure the nurse call light
for the proper bed and room activate in the appropriate nurse’s station location. Remove
the cable from the wall jack and make sure the visual or audible alert at the nurse’s station
immediately activates.
6. Inspect sensor cord and nurse call cable (if in use) to ensure they are out of the footpath
and DO NOT pose a tripping hazard.
Warnings and Cautions
(Continued)
Fig. 48
PACEMAKERS: Contact with a magnet can cause a pacemaker to go into “magnetic mode”. This
could result in an increase or decrease in pacemaker speed (see page 29).
DEFIBRILLATORS: Magnet contact can stop therapy! If patient is in ventricular spasms, magnet
may suspend the signal and cause defibrillator to fail to supply needed therapy.
To reduce the risk of severe injury or death (see page 29):
• ALWAYS keep magnets AT LEAST 1½” (4 cm) from these devices and implant sites (see page 29).
• NEVER tape or adhere any magnet to these devices or implant sites (see page 29).