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7.
Emergency dismount / emergency release
Danger!
General precaution and warning for emergency dismount and /or emergency release:
In case there is a risk of a subject to become unconscious, there have to be sufficient professional staff available within the
treatment room to handle the subject for emergency dismount.
The pull knob and slide in order to adjust the position of the fall stop cannot be re-adjusted in case the subject is unconscious.
Thus a lowering of a subject with the help of the air pressure control valve may not work until a subject can reach a wheelchair
position.
7.1.
Device in working condition / subject unconscious
N
Stop the treadmill if unweighting has been used together with a treadmill.
N
Call a doctor.
N
Call third person (or sufficient persons to handle and support the body-weight of the subject) in order to stabilize
the subject.
N
Lower the subject as described in the chapter “Application”.
N
Render first aid.
7.2.
Device in error condition (subject cannot be lowered by hand unit valve) / subject conscious
N
Stop the treadmill if unweighting has been used together with a treadmill.
N
Instruct subject that you will open the pneumatic circuit and the unweighting will be reduced immediately.
N
Tell subject to hold handrails and call third person (or sufficient persons to handle and support the body-weight of
the subject) in order to stabilize subject.
N
Disconnect device from pressurized air supply.
N
Unweighting will be reduced immediately!
N
Help subject to open the vest and exit the treadmill.
7.3.
Device in error condition (subject cannot be lowered by hand unit valve) / subject unconscious
N
Stop the treadmill.
N
Call a doctor.
N
Call third person (or sufficient persons to handle and support the body-weight of the subject) in order to stabilize
the subject.
N
Instruct the third person that you will open the pneumatic circuit and the unweighting will be reduced immediately.
N
Disconnect device from pressurized air supply.
N
Unweighting will be reduced immediately!
N
Open the vest and carry subject down from treadmill.
N
Render first aid
Danger!
Connection to pressurized air supply has to be accessible for any user at any time!