Evolution™ Electric Bed LI156Ex
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QD1532A(2)
USER MANUAL
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Trendelenburg/Reverse Trendelenburg function is unavailable when
transporting the bedside cabinet on the bed. Nursing staff must ensure that
the physiological state of the patient is compatible with these movements.
7.1.4 Integral siderails
The siderails should be raised and locked when the patient is left
unattended, thus reducing the risk of accidental falls.
However, use of the siderails must only be considered if appropriate and
must be adapted to the health and behaviour of the patient.
Suitably qualified medical personnel must determine the appropriate use of
the siderails and the level of patient monitoring or immobilisation necessary
to ensure that patients suffering from particular behavioural conditions (e.g.
not limited to but including agitation, mental confusion or loss of sense of
direction, behavioural disorders, weakness etc.) can use the bed in the
safest conditions.
The siderails are not designed to restrain or immobilise the patient in the
bed.
They are not intended to receive immobilisation equipment (e.g. straps).
Always keep the bed in its lowest position when the patient is left
unattended.
Given the many different types of mattresses available, it is not possible to
ensure the compliance of all mattresses with our recommendations for our
beds and siderails. Not all mattresses are interchangeable, the user is thus
recommended to ensure that the safety requirements are complied with
when mattresses provided by another manufacturer are used. This
particularly applies to the height of the siderails and the dimensions of the
sleep surface.
The use of a mattress thicker than that recommended may reduce the
effectiveness of the siderails in preventing the patient from falling. In this
case, the patient must be kept under special surveillance.
Hill Rom shall in no way be held liable for problems arising from the use of
mattresses not respecting the recommendations indicated in the instruction
manual.
Medical staff should note the risks involved in the use of siderails of any
model or type with particularly old, frail, restless, disorientated, confused or
obsessive patients.
The following recommendations are intended for caregivers in order to help
them to minimize the specific risks incurred by certain patients.
