Posey Secure Straps - Manual

Application
Instructions
DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT: Connecting straps (for hospital bed use only).
Rx ONLY
Mitt Connecting Strap
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Application Instructions
:
Posey Mitt Connecting Strap
REF 2809 Connecting Strap, 48” (123 cm)
1. Apply a Posey Mitt to the patient’s hand following the specific mitt
instructions for use.
2. Wrap the strap around the patient’s wrist or pass it through the
loops on the mitt.
3. Use Posey Quick-Release Tie (see drawings on reverse) to secure the
end of the strap to a movable part of the bed frame. Tie strap at
a point midway between the patient’s wrist and elbow, out of the
patient’s reach.
BED SAFETY
• ALWAYS use Hospital Bed Safety
Workgroup (HBSW) (http://www.fda.
gov search keyword “HBSW”) 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.
Indications for use:
• Patients assessed to be at risk of disrupting life-saving treatments (e.g., chronic tube pulling).
• Patients assessed to be at risk of line pulling, which may prevent monitoring of vital signs.
• Patients whose picking, pulling, scratching, or peeling exacerbates a skin condition, causes
self-injury, or compromises wound site integrity.
• NEVER use mitts on a patient:
•
If an IV or wound site could be compromised by the device; or
•
With a dislocation or fracture on the affected limb.
See the Posey Catalog for other options for such a patient.
Contraindications:
• DO NOT use on a patient who is or becomes highly aggressive, combative, agitated, or suicidal.
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.
MONITOR PER FACILITY POLICY. Check to ensure that:
• Connecting straps cannot slide in any direction or loosen if the
patient pulls on them, or if the bed is adjusted;
• Mitts and straps are properly secured. If applied too tightly,
circulation will be restricted; if applied too loosely, the patient
may be able to slip his or her limb from the device;
• The patient cannot use his or her teeth or otherwise remove
the device and inflict self-injury;
ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT BODY OR LIMB RESTRAINTS MAY BE
NEEDED (See Posey Catalog):
• If the patient pulls violently against the bed straps;
• To reduce the risk of the patient getting access to the line/
wound/tube site;
• To prevent the patient from flailing or bucking up and down and
causing self-injury.

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