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WARNINGS
•The entire manual should be read before using the S8 ELITE.
•Advice contained in this manual should not supersede instructions given by the
prescribing physician.
•A patient should not connect a device to the data communication port unless
instructed to do so by their health care provider or physician. Only ResMed
products are designed to be connected to the data communication port.
Connecting other devices could result in injury, or damage to the S8 ELITE device.
•The S8 ELITE should only be used with masks (and connectors)* recommended by
ResMed, or by a physician or respiratory therapist. A mask should not be used
unless the S8 ELITE device is turned on and operating properly. The vent hole or
holes associated with the mask should never be blocked.
Explanation: The S8 ELITE is intended to be used with special masks (or
connectors)* which have vent holes to allow continuous flow of air out of the
mask.
When the device is turned on and functioning properly, new air from the device
flushes the exhaled air out through the mask vent holes. However, when the
device is not operating, insufficient fresh air will be provided through the mask, and
the exhaled air may be rebreathed. Rebreathing of exhaled air for longer than
several minutes can, in some circumstances, lead to suffocation. This applies to
most models of CPAP devices.
•In the event of power failure or machine malfunction, remove the mask.
•The S8 ELITE can be set to deliver pressures up to 20 cm H2O. In the unlikely event
of certain fault conditions, pressures up to 30 cm H2O are possible.
•If oxygen is used with this device, the oxygen flow must be turned off when the
device is not operating.
Explanation: When the CPAP device is not in operation and the oxygen flow is
left on, oxygen delivered into the air delivery tubing may accumulate within the
CPAP machine enclosure and create a risk of fire. This applies to most types of
CPAP machines.
•Oxygen supports combustion. Oxygen should not be used while you are
smoking or in the presence of an open flame.
•Always ensure airflow is being generated by the device before the oxygen
supply is turned on.
•Always turn the oxygen supply off before stopping the airflow from the device.
Note: At a fixed rate of supplemental oxygen flow, the inhaled oxygen concentration
will vary, depending on where the oxygen is introduced, the pressure settings, patient
breathing pattern, mask selection and leak rate.
•Do not use the S8 ELITE if there are obvious external defects or unexplained
changes in performance.
* Ports may be incorporated into the mask or in connectors that are near the mask.