Posey Double Security Mitts - Manual

Posey Company • 5635 Peck Road, Arcadia, CA 91006-0020 USA • www.posey.com
Phone: 1.800.447.6739 or 1.626.443.3143 • Fax: 1.800.767.3933 or 1.626.443.5014
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D-30175 Hannover, Germany
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ApplicAtion
instructions
Applicable Products: REF 2814, 2819
DEscription oF proDuct: Padded mitts without finger separators. Connecting straps (for hospital bed use only).
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DoublE sEcuritY Mitts
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2814
2819
ApplicAtion instructions (Repeat steps 1-4 for each mitt):
posEY FingEr control
Mitts
REF 2814 Double Security Mitts,
strap length 48½” (123 cm)
REF 2819 Double Padded, Double
Security Mitts, strap length
48¾” (124 cm)
1. Insert the patient’s hand into the mitt, palm down.
2. Wrap the wrist strap around the smallest part of the
patient’s wrist, over the top of the wrist, through the plastic
ring, and secure it onto itself.
3. Bring the second hook strap over the top of the loop strap
to form a “double security” closure.
4. Slide ONE finger (flat) between the device and the inside of
the patient’s wrist to ensure proper fit. The strap must be
snug, but not compromise circulation.
Note: Follow steps 5-6 for use of optional bed connecting
strap (hospital bed use only) to help prevent the patient from
removing the device or inflicting self-injury:
5. Wrap the strap around the patient’s wrist or pass it through
the loops on the mitt.
6. Use Posey Quick-Release Tie (see drawings on reverse) to
secure the end of the strap to a movable part of the bed
frame. Tie strap at a point midway between the patient’s
wrist and elbow, out of the patient’s reach.
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 fill 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 offers a full range of side rail pads
and/or gap
protectors to
cover gaps.
inDicAtions For usE:
• 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.
• NeVeR use mitts on a patient:
•
If an IV or wound site could be compromised by the device; or
•
With a dislocation or fracture on the affected limb.
See the Posey Catalog for other options for such a patient.
contrAinDicAtions:
•
Do Not use on a patient who is or becomes highly aggressive, combative, agitated, or suicidal.
ADVErsE rEActions
• Severe emotional, psychological, or physical problems may occur: if the applied device is
uncomfortable; or if it severely limits movement. If symptoms of these problems ever appear
for any reason, get help from a qualified medical authority and find a less restrictive, product or
intervention.
ADDitionAl sAFEtY AnD lAunDEring
instructions on othEr siDE
MONITOR PER FACILITY POLICY. Check to ensure that:
• Connecting straps cannot slide in any direction or loosen
if the patient pulls on them, or if the bed is adjusted;
• Mitts and straps are properly secured. If applied too
tightly, circulation will be restricted; if applied too
loosely, the patient may be able to slip his or her limb
from the device;
• Mitts are intact, not torn or damaged, and hook and
loop closes securely. DO NOT allow patients to ingest
mitt material;
• The patient cannot use his or her teeth or otherwise
remove the device and inflict self-injury;
• Monitor closely when the patient is out of bed. Patients
who ambulate while wearing this device may be at risk
of injury from a fall.
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 flailing or bucking up and
down and causing self-injury.