Black Diamond Avalung II Instrucciones De Uso página 8

proper disposal of used chemicals and a record keeping system. Black
Diamond recommends the use of Cidex OPA. Contact Black Diamond or
visit the Advanced Sterilization Products website (www.cidex.com) for
more information. If you are unsure of the effectiveness of your cleaning
procedure, do not share your AvaLung.
cleaning the Harness:
Remove the AvaLung II from the harness.
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Hand-wash cold
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Hang dry
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No iron
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After inspecting the AvaLung, carefully insert it back into the harness.
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Important: Always position the AvaLung II into the harness so that the
mouthpiece faces towards your mouth when you are wearing the harness.
LIMItAtIons And AddItIonAL WArnIngs
The ver y nature, size and violence of an avalanche reduces the
circumstances in which you can use the AvaLung II effectively. If you
are caught in an avalanche, you risk dying as a result of trauma such as
head injuries, spinal injuries, crushing injuries, hitting trees or rocks,
being buried so tightly that your chest cannot expand or retract in order
to breathe, being carried through a forest or over rock or ice cliffs,
hypothermia and other causes of death.
Even if the AvaLung II mouthpiece is securely in your mouth at the
onset of an avalanche, the violence of an avalanche, reactive yelling or
screaming, or panic or a combination of these may very well dislodge
the mouthpiece. Without a secure mouthpiece, and a firm seal, the
AvaLung II will not properly function to provide you with an air supply if
you are buried and otherwise survive the avalanche. Even if you survive
an avalanche or plunge into a tree well with the AvaLung II mouthpiece
securely in place, you could die of hypothermia or asphyxiation depending
upon the amount of clothing you wear and how long your recovery takes.
The AvaLung II will not protect you from injury or death caused by
trauma, hypothermia, misuse, poor judgment or other inherent risks and
dangers of avalanches, tree wells, deep snow and mountainous terrain.
The AvaLung II cannot make prudent decisions for you and by itself
cannot save you if you are buried.