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Posey Swedish Belt User Manual

Application instructions, Rx only swedish belt

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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

MDSS GmbH

Schiffgraben 41

D-30175 Hannover, Germany

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ApplicAtion

instructions

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.

inDicAtions For usE:

• Patients assessed to be at risk of injury from a fall.

• Patients requiring a positioning device to assist medical treatment.

contrAinDicAtions:

DO NOT use on a patient who is or becomes highly aggressive, combative, agitated, or

suicidal.

DO NOT use on patients with: ostomy, colostomy, or G-tubes; hernias, severe Cardio

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); or with post-surgery tubes, incisions or

monitoring lines. These could be disrupted by a restraint.

Applicable Products:

REF

1337

DEscription oF proDuct: A locking cotton belt. For bed or chair application.

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sWEDisH BElt

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1337

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1337

Natural cotton

• There is a risk of chest compression or suffocation if the patient’s body

weight is suspended off the mattress or chair seat. Use extreme

caution with chair cushions. If a cushion dislodges, straps may loosen

and allow the patient to slide off the seat (figs. 4, 5, and 6).

• Before leaving the patient, test the lock to make sure it is locked.

Posey Keys must be readily available to staff at all times. This product

can be cut off with scissors in an emergency.

ApplicAtion instructions: cHAir

1. Position the patient as far back in the seat as possible, with the buttocks

against the back of the chair.

2. Wrap the belt around the hips and secure with the lock. The belt must be

snug, but not interfere with breathing. To check for proper fit, slide an open

hand (flat) between the belt and the patient

3. Connect the side strap underneath the seat.

Bring the end with one loop through one of

the three loops (small, medium, large) (fig. 1).

Make sure the straps are tight and positioned

up against the lower pelvis of the patient when

seated.

4. Check that the straps are secure and will not

change position, loosen, or tighten if the patient pulls on them, or if the chair

is adjusted.

ApplicAtion instructions: HospitAl BED

1. Secure the end of the strap with three loops

(small, medium, large), around a movable part

of the bed frame, at waist level (fig. 2). Check

that the straps are secure and will not change

position, loosen, or tighten if the patient pulls

on them, or if the bed is adjusted.

2. Bring the side strap up to the top of the bed at

waist level. It should reach the side of the patient. If the strap is too long or

short, re-adjust it by choosing another of the three loops.

3. Bring the belt around the patient’s waist and secure with the lock. The belt

must be snug, but not interfere with breathing. To check for proper fit, slide

an open hand (flat) between the belt and the patient.

NOTE: If the strap does not pass easily through the locking buckle, check to

see if there is an obstruction in the lock, or if the strap end is bent or curled.

If the strap end is relatively straight and the lock is unobstructed, try the

following:

a. With the lock in the open position, gently push the strap end into the lock

until it meets resistance.

b. Push the lock latch down halfway (do not close all the way). Repeat this

action several times until the strap feeds itself through the opening.

TO UNLOCK:

1. Insert the Posey Key into the lock and turn

counterclockwise. This will prevent jamming (fig.

3).

NOTE: Universal Posey Keys fit all Posey

locks. To order extra keys, contact Posey at

1.800.447.6739, press 5, and ask for Cat. #1074.

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FiG. 1

• STOP USE AT ONCE: if the patient has a tendency to slide forward or

down in the device; or is able to self-release.

NOTE: A restraint with a pelvic piece will reduce the risk of sliding, or

of the patient pulling the device over his or her head. See Posey

Catalog.

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Posey Keylock

Counterclockwise

TO OPEN

TURN

TO

OPEN

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• Monitor per facility policy to ensure that the patient cannot slide down,

or fall off the chair seat or mattress and become suspended or

entrapped (figs. 4, 5, and 6).

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FiG. 6

FiG. 4

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.

Before use, check device for damage. Discard if you have any

questions about patient safety.

Heed these warnings to reduce the risk of serious injury or death:

ADDitionAl WArninGs: