Breg Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System

How to use Breg Polar Care Cub Unit?

• Apply Polar Pad according to application instructions included with it.
• Fill cooler with ice to top. Add water to within half inch of top of cooler and screw on lid tightly.
• Firmly insert tubing stem into hole in cooler lid.
• Connect pad by pushing couplings together firmly until you hear a click.
• Place cooler on a table or stand at or above the height at which hand bulb will be used.
• Squeeze hand bulb slowly until red flow indicator ball is clearly visible in center of window.
• Do not squeeze hand bulb harder than necessary to keep ball centered.
• It takes approximately 10 squeezes of hand bulb to completely fill pad.
• Once pad is full, stop pumping and allow water in pad to cool affected area for 5-10 minutes.
• Then squeeze hand bulb 3 to 4 times every few minutes or as necessary to maintain the cold effect.
• If skin temperature is cooler than comfortably tolerated, squeeze bulb less frequently.
• If skin temperature is warmer than desired, squeeze bulb more frequently.
• Replenish ice and water before ice has melted completely.
• To end session, stop pumping and remove pad.
• Drain as much water from system as possible by elevating pad above cooler and rolling it up slowly from end to squeeze out all remaining water.
• Empty ice and water and dry all components.

Precautions to take while Using Polar Care Cub Unit

• Some condensation on tubes and pad is normal, particularly in humid environments.
• Most times that leaking is suspected, condensation is the actual cause.
• To reduce condensation at pad, provide insulating layers of material over pad before the securing wrap is applied.
• Keep the height of cooler at or above the height of hand bulb in use.
• A thin dressing layer only should be applied between pad and skin.
• It is also preferable to keep hand bulb and cooler above pad height if possible.
• If it is difficult to squeeze hand bulb and move the red ball, then check to be sure that there are no folds or kinks in pad when it was applied.
• Do not apply pad over multiple layers of dressing or affected area will not cool properly.

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