Bair Hugger Model 775 Temperature Management Unit Operator’s Manual
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5. Do not continue temperature management therapy if the Over-temp indicator light
illuminates and the alarm sounds. Thermal injury may result. Unplug the unit, and
contact a qualified service technician.
6. Do not continue 241 blood/fluid warming therapy if the Over-temp indicator light
illuminates and the alarm sounds. Immediately stop fluid flow, and discard the
blood/fluid warming set. Unplug the temperature management unit, and contact a
qualified service technician.
7. Do not use a forced-air warming device over transdermal medication. Increased drug
delivery and patient injury or death may occur.
8. Do not allow the patient to lie on the warming unit hose or allow the hose to directly
contact the patient’s skin during patient warming; thermal injury may result.
9. Equipment not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture
with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide.
10. Reusable blankets made from woven fabric, or blankets without discrete, visible
holes, can cause the safety system of this unit to fail, which may result in serious
thermal injury. This warming unit has been designed to operate safety ONLY with
Bair Hugger blankets and Bair Paws gowns.
Cautions
1. Except for specific blanket models, Bair Hugger blankets are not sterile and are all
intended for single patient use ONLY. Placing a sheet between the Bair Hugger
blanket and the patient does not prevent contamination of this product.
2. Monitor the temperature and cutaneous response of patients who are incapable of
reacting, communicating and/or who are without a sense of feeling every 10-20
minutes or according to institutional protocol. Monitor the patient’s vital signs
regularly. Adjust air temperature or discontinue therapy when the therapeutic goal
is reached or if vital sign instability occurs. Notify physician of vital sign instability
immediately.
3. Do not leave pediatric patients unattended during therapy.
4. Do not initiate temperature management therapy unless the temperature management
unit is safely placed on a hard surface or securely mounted. Otherwise, injury may
result.
5. To prevent tipping, clamp the Model 775 temperature management unit to an IV pole
at a height that provides stability. We recommend clamping the unit no higher than
44" (112 cm) on an IV pole with a minimum 28" (71 cm) diameter wheelbase. Failure
to do so may result in IV pole tipping, catheter site trauma, and patient injury.
