Posey Peek-A-Boo® Mitts - Manual

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ApplicAtion
instructions
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.
ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT BODY OR LIMB
RESTRAINTS MAY BE NEEDED (See Posey Catalog):
• 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.
MONITOR PER FACILITY POLICY. Check to ensure that:
• Mitts 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.
ApplicAtion instructions (Repeat steps 1-3 for each mitt):
NoTE: Product is not designed for use with a connecting strap
(See Posey Catalog for other options).
1. Insert the patient’s hand into the mitt,
palm down. When the inspection flap is
open, the back of the hand should be
visible (fig. 1).
2. Wrap the wrist strap around the
smallest part of the patient’s wrist,
through the plastic ring, and secure
with the hook and loop fastener.
3. 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.
To view hand/fingers:
1. Reach under the inspection flap, detach the hook and loop
fastener, and pull back the flap to expose the hand.
2. To close the inspection flap, tuck into the end of the mitt
and press the hook and loop closure together firmly.
Applicable Products: REF 2811
DEscription oF proDuct: A double padded mitt to hinder picking and tube pulling.
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pEEK-A-Boo Mitt
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2811
posEY pEEK-A-Boo Mitt
REF 2811 Peek-A-Boo Mitt
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.
•
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.
Fig. 1
ADDitionAl sAFEtY AnD lAunDEring
instructions on othEr siDE