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• QUICK OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS •
1. Unroll the Burke Low Air Loss Support System mattress and place it on the bed frame
and attach it firmly with straps. Hang the Burke Low Air Loss Support System control unit
on the footboard and make sure that the mattress hose assembly is connected securely to
the control unit.
2. Plug the hospital grade power cord provided with the unit into a three pronged hospital
socket, the amber “STANDBY” LED will light up. Press power switch (PS) to turn on green
LED. Press Mode (FN) and light up Max Inflate (W) LED. The pump will come on and in-
flate the mattress. Place patient on the mattress after mattress is inflated.
3. Refer to the patient weight chart and using “SOFT” / “FIRM” keys (K) set patient comfort
pressure level appropriate to patient weight. Number of LED’s (CC) lit will display the pa-
tient comfort pressure level.
4. To set Alternating Pressure therapy mode (N) press the Therapy key (MD) and select AP
mode (N). Press Time key (TT) to select appropriate AP time from 4 different AP times. To
change AP time simply press Time (TT) key to light up appropriate AP time LED. In this
mode every other air cell in the mattress will change pressures form high to low or low to
high.
5. To set THERAPY (STATIC) (M) mode press Therapy (MD) key until THERAPY LED lights
up. In this mode constant pressures are maintained in the mattress.
6. To set UPRIGHT mode manually, press Therapy key (MD) to light up Upright LED (U),
(patient’s fowler position). When Upright (U) is activated (LED lights up) the control unit
inflates the mattress to higher pressures to eliminate patient bottoming. The unit also has
an Automatic fowler setting, (see below) activated whenever the mattress is elevated 30
degrees or more.
7. Upright Sensor Automatically senses patient fowler position and boosts pressure in the
mattress to avoid patient bottoming out.
8. For CPR or quick deflation, disconnect mattress hose connector from the control unit by
simply squeezing both buttons of the body couplings and pulling them away from the control
unit. Also disconnect the bolster deflate insert connector from the bolster body connector
to deflate the side bolsters.
9. The mattress has a 1” (3cm) safety convoluted foam pad to provide support to the patient
during transportation or power failure.