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ACTIVE THERAPY (STANDARD OR PLUS MATTRESS)
Active therapy (Standard or Plus mattress)
Before active (alternating) therapy make sure that
the hybrid mattress system is assembled correctly
with the alternating pressure pump attached. See
Assemble the hybrid mattress system on page 24.
See Figure 36.
Patient position
Place the patient on the mattress. Make sure that
the patient’s head is placed on the head end of the
mattress.
Caregiver position
The caregiver should be positioned in front of the
pump during Active therapy. See Figure 37 .
System start-up
1. Connect the pump power cable to a power
source. The pump makes a start up tone
and runs a self diagnostic check for about 10
seconds.
2. When the check is completed, the pump
immediately starts to deliver active (alternating)
therapy with a default weight setting of 100kg
(220 lb).
3. Press the - or + buttons to select the weight.
Always round the patient’s weight up to the next
higher value.
Figure 36
Figure 37
