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WARNINGS
GENERAL WARNINGS
DO NOT
use this product or any available optional
equipment without first completely reading and
understanding these instructions and any additional
instructional material such as owner’s manuals,
service manuals or instruction sheets supplied
with this product or optional equipment. If you are
unable to understand the warnings, cautions or
instructions, contact a healthcare professional,
dealer or technical personnel before attempting to
use this equipment - otherwise, injury or damage
may occur.
Read all the instructions before using the bed.
Refer to the owner’s manuals for beds and rails for
additional product and safety information.
After any adjustments, repair or service and before
use, make sure all attaching hardware is tightened
securely.
After the bed has been assembled, always test to
make sure that all sections of the bed are properly
and securely in place before using.
ALWAYS
use caster locks except when moving the
bed.
Body weight should be evenly distributed over the
surface of the bed.
DO NOT
lay, sit or lean in such
a way that your entire body weight is placed only
on raised head or foot sections of the bed. This
includes when assisting the user in repositioning or
transferring in or out of bed.
Check all parts for shipping damage and test before
using. In case of damage,
DO NOT
use. Contact a
qualified technician for further instruction.
Close supervision is necessary when this bed is
used by or near children or people with disabilities.
DO NOT
let any individual underneath the bed or
in between the raised bed frame components at
anytime.
DO NOT
permit more than one person on/in the
bed at any time.
DO NOT
use outdoors.
DO NOT
use this product or any available optional
equipment without first completely reading ¬-and
understanding these instructions and any additional
instructional material such as owner’s manuals,
service manuals or instruction sheets supplied
with this product or optional equipment. If you are
unable to understand the warnings, cautions or
instructions, contact a healthcare professional,
dealer or technical personnel before attempting to
use this equipment - otherwise, injury or damage
may occur.
For Dealers Only - Set-up and Assembly Instruc-
tions are in the rear of this manual. These proce-
dures must be performed by a qualified technicians
only.
The March 2006 version of the FDA’s bed safety
guidelines are published by Hospital Bed Safety
Workgroup. The latest revision of this document is
available at http://www.fda.gov.
If the unit is not working properly, call a qualified
technician to examine the unit and repair it.
Drive Medical products are specifically designed
and manufactured for use in conjunction with Drive
Medical accessories. Accessories designed by
other manufacturers have not been tested by Drive
Medical and are not recommended for use with
Drive Medical products.
Keep all moving parts, including the main frame,
mattress deck (head and foot springs/sections) and
all drive shafts free of obstruction (i.e. blankets/
sheets, heating blankets/pads, tubing, wiring, etc.
and other types of products using electric cords
which may get tangled around the bed, side rails or
legs) during operation of the bed.
