Can you run a hill-rom 105 Vest empty (without the kid inside)?

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SarahProcter

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My daughter has received the vest for the first time. The nurse who will train us had to reschedule us for later this week. She, and my daughter's psychologist, both recommended that she be allowed to play with the vest and try it on and see the hoses and touch everything for a few days prior to the first session with it, to make it less scary for her.

She has strongly and repeatedly requested that we hook it up to the machine and turn it on so that she can hear how loud it is, before we try it on her. The manual says not to run the compressor without the vest but I can't find anything either way about whether it would break anything to run it with the vest but without anyone wearing it (or with a doll or a stuffed animal wearing it, her top request).

Have you run your vest empty before? Does it hurt it? Does it flop about or do anything alarming?

I've left messages for the nurse who will do the training but she isn't responding so I thought I'd ask y'all since you've got the experience and the kids.

Thanks!
 
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SarahProcter

Guest
My daughter has received the vest for the first time. The nurse who will train us had to reschedule us for later this week. She, and my daughter's psychologist, both recommended that she be allowed to play with the vest and try it on and see the hoses and touch everything for a few days prior to the first session with it, to make it less scary for her.

She has strongly and repeatedly requested that we hook it up to the machine and turn it on so that she can hear how loud it is, before we try it on her. The manual says not to run the compressor without the vest but I can't find anything either way about whether it would break anything to run it with the vest but without anyone wearing it (or with a doll or a stuffed animal wearing it, her top request).

Have you run your vest empty before? Does it hurt it? Does it flop about or do anything alarming?

I've left messages for the nurse who will do the training but she isn't responding so I thought I'd ask y'all since you've got the experience and the kids.

Thanks!
 
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SarahProcter

Guest
My daughter has received the vest for the first time. The nurse who will train us had to reschedule us for later this week. She, and my daughter's psychologist, both recommended that she be allowed to play with the vest and try it on and see the hoses and touch everything for a few days prior to the first session with it, to make it less scary for her.
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<br />She has strongly and repeatedly requested that we hook it up to the machine and turn it on so that she can hear how loud it is, before we try it on her. The manual says not to run the compressor without the vest but I can't find anything either way about whether it would break anything to run it with the vest but without anyone wearing it (or with a doll or a stuffed animal wearing it, her top request).
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<br />Have you run your vest empty before? Does it hurt it? Does it flop about or do anything alarming?
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<br />I've left messages for the nurse who will do the training but she isn't responding so I thought I'd ask y'all since you've got the experience and the kids.
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<br />Thanks!
 
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hmw

New member
Yes, you can do it- the vest will just blow up bigger on the inside to take up the space not filled up with a child inside. Does she have a big stuffed animal she can put the vest on? That might help her feel better about the whole thing. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

It might flop around a little. I did run it 'empty' once when I was resetting all the stages once after they got messed up and I think when it started thumping away at higher frequencies it started bouncing around on the floor a bit. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Putting something lightweight over the hoses to help keep them steady might help.

eta> I just saw she really wants to put it on a stuffed animal. I think that's a great idea, esp if she has one that's close to her size around the chest. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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hmw

New member
Yes, you can do it- the vest will just blow up bigger on the inside to take up the space not filled up with a child inside. Does she have a big stuffed animal she can put the vest on? That might help her feel better about the whole thing. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

It might flop around a little. I did run it 'empty' once when I was resetting all the stages once after they got messed up and I think when it started thumping away at higher frequencies it started bouncing around on the floor a bit. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Putting something lightweight over the hoses to help keep them steady might help.

eta> I just saw she really wants to put it on a stuffed animal. I think that's a great idea, esp if she has one that's close to her size around the chest. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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hmw

New member
Yes, you can do it- the vest will just blow up bigger on the inside to take up the space not filled up with a child inside. Does she have a big stuffed animal she can put the vest on? That might help her feel better about the whole thing. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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<br />It might flop around a little. I did run it 'empty' once when I was resetting all the stages once after they got messed up and I think when it started thumping away at higher frequencies it started bouncing around on the floor a bit. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Putting something lightweight over the hoses to help keep them steady might help.
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<br />eta> I just saw she really wants to put it on a stuffed animal. I think that's a great idea, esp if she has one that's close to her size around the chest. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
 
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rainsmom

Guest
put it on a stuffed animal:} that seemed to help my daughter. and i always let her friends try it out. they thought it was soooooo cool. still do and they r 15 lol
 
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rainsmom

Guest
put it on a stuffed animal:} that seemed to help my daughter. and i always let her friends try it out. they thought it was soooooo cool. still do and they r 15 lol
 
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rainsmom

Guest
put it on a stuffed animal:} that seemed to help my daughter. and i always let her friends try it out. they thought it was soooooo cool. still do and they r 15 lol
 
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Asexyblond23

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Oh yea you can, Heck I have used mine to blow up an air mattress <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> If you have one that may be fun for her to hold the hose and blow one up. Let her feel the hose move and see that the air blows out.
 
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Asexyblond23

New member
Oh yea you can, Heck I have used mine to blow up an air mattress <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> If you have one that may be fun for her to hold the hose and blow one up. Let her feel the hose move and see that the air blows out.
 
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Asexyblond23

New member
Oh yea you can, Heck I have used mine to blow up an air mattress <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> If you have one that may be fun for her to hold the hose and blow one up. Let her feel the hose move and see that the air blows out.
 
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SarahProcter

Guest
Big Bunny had his first vest treatment today, and having him go first made it MUCH less scary for Bridget -- success! Thanks to all.
 
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SarahProcter

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Big Bunny had his first vest treatment today, and having him go first made it MUCH less scary for Bridget -- success! Thanks to all.
 
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