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SECTION 4—OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Invacare® Element™ 16 Part No 1160840

ƽ WARNING

NOOXYGENisdeliveredinbetw eensettings. Toobtaindesired

flow,theindicating pointerMUSTalignwithaspecificnumber

onthedi al.

Toav oidinjurytopa tient,ALWAYSconfirmprescribedsetting

beforeadministeringtopatientandmonitorflowonafrequent

basis.

10. Turntheselectorswitchuntilindicatingpointerisaligned

withthe prescribedsetting.RefertoFIGURE4.2onpage17.

NOTE:Thecontinuous flow setting(CF)is designedforemergencyuse 

only .Theamountofoxygendeliver edwhenusingtheoxygen

conservingregulatorin continuousflowmodeispr esetto2L/min.

(litersperminute).Rememb erthatinthis modetheoxygenwillbe 

consumedat amuchfasterrate.Returntoanothersourcebefor e

runningoutofoxygen.RefertoFIGURE4.2onpage17.

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Whenpointeroncontentsgaugeentersredzone,itis

recommendedtoreplaceorrefillthecylinder.

11. Breathethroughthe noseandfe elapulseofoxygenasyou

inhale.

NOTE:Whe nonapulsesetting,ther eisfloworapulseonlyatthe

beginningofeachbreath.Ifyoudonotfeelthepulseatthebeginningof

eachbreath,checkthesetting.Ifthere isstillnopulse,turndialto2

L/min.continuoussetting.Referto FIGUR E4.2onpage17.

NOTE:Becauseeachpatient’sbr eathing patternis differ entandthe

environmentvaries,itmaybe difficulttofeelsomelowsettingpulses.