Posey Connecting Straps/Belts - 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
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.
• Check the patient regularly to ensure that:
• Circulation is not impaired. Serious injury may occur if the cuffs
restrict circulation.
• Cuffs are secure. Death or serious injury to the patient or
others may occur if the patient can remove the cuffs.
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 cuffs.
• 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 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.
ApplicAtion instructions:
• Before each use, check cuffs 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 cuff. 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. Thread 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;
• Cuffs are attached in a way that the patient is not able to use his
or her teeth or otherwise remove the device;
• Cuffs 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.
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non-locKinG connEctinG strAps
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2330
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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.
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