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Instructions for use
for use at home
1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please read these instructions for use carefully and completely. Do not discard, so you
can consult them at a later date. If you fail to comply with the instructions for use, injury
or damage to the device cannot be ruled out.
These instructions for use are intended for the user at home. Separate instructions for
use are available for technical personnel on the Internet at www.pari.de/en/products
(on the respective product page) or as a hard copy on request from PARI GmbH.
Safety-critical warnings are categorised according to hazard levels in these instructions
for use:
–
The signal word WARNING is used to indicate hazards which, without precautionary
measures, can result in serious injury or even death.
–
The signal word CAUTION is used to indicate hazards which, without precautionary
measures, can result in minor to moderate injury or impair treatment.
–
The signal word NOTE is used to indicate general precautionary measures which are
to be observed to avoid damaging the device during use.
WARNING
When treating babies, children and anyone who requires assistance, the follow
ing must be observed without fail:
–
Babies, children and anyone who requires assistance must be supervised constantly
by an adult during inhalation therapy. This is the only way to ensure safe and effec-
tive treatment.
Such persons often underestimate the hazards involved, thus resulting in a
risk of
injury
.
–
The product contains small parts. Small parts can block the respiratory tract and
pose a
choking hazard
. Therefore, make sure that you always keep this product out
of the reach of babies and infants.
CAUTION
–
The VORTEX
®
can be disinfected up to 60 times as described in chapter 4. If you
use the device every day, replace all components of your holding chamber after a
year, because the material can change over time. This might
impair
the
effective
ness of the treatment
.
–
Only use medications that have been prescribed by your doctor and follow your
doctor's dosing instructions as well as the instructions for use of the medication
concerned. If treatment causes the
patient's health to worsen
, contact a doctor
immediately.
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