1. BREAK TAB to expose point, avoiding contact with fingers.

2. GRASP DEVICE BETWEEN THUMB and INDEX FINGER LIGHTLY ENOUGH TO PERMIT SLIGHT AXIAL SLIPPAGE IF REQUIRED - UTILISE TEXTURED SURFACE TO FACILITATE CONTROL.

3. APPLY TO SKIN AT A PERPENDICULAR TO STANDARDISE POINT PRESSURE FOR IMPROVED TEST CONSISTENCY and OPTIMISE ANNULAR CONTACT TO GENERATE A ‘CENTRE SURROUND’ FIELD OF ENHANCED ACUITY.

PRESS FIRMLY BUT CAREFULLY MAKING SEVERAL QUICK APPLICATIONS AROUND THE SAME LOCALITY USING A REPETITIVE, PERCUSSIVE CONTACT TO ESTABLISH AN ‘AVERAGE’ STIMULATION LEVEL.

AVOID HIGH AMPLITUDE or ‘STABBING’ ACTIONS - PENETRATION IS CHECKED BY THE ANNULUS BUT NEVER ASSUMED ‘IMPOSSIBLE’.

4. COMPARE REGIONS OF SENSORY DISTRIBUTION CONTINUOUSLY and SYMMETRICALLY WHERE POSSIBLE.

5. TO PREVENT RE-USE DESTROY POINT BY COMPRESSION AGAINST A HARD SURFACE and/or DISPOSE OF IN A BIOHAZARD CONTAINER.

ALWAYS OBSERVE SHARPS POLICY