Safety Tips
Affinity® Three Birthing Bed and Affinity® Four Birthing Bed User Manual
(USR025 REV 6)
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Safety Tips
For over 70 years Hill-Rom has set the standard for quality in patient beds. During this time, with input from many
of our customers, we have acquired these useful tips.
To help prevent the risk of hospital bed fires, make sure facility personnel follow the safety tips in the
FDA Public
Health Notification: Safety Tips for Preventing Hospital Bed Fires.
Bed Positions
WARNING:
Make sure the bed is in the low position when the patient is unattended. This can reduce the possibility of
patient falls and the severity of any resultant injuries.
WARNING:
Make sure you position tubes, lines, and linens away from moving parts. Failure to do so could cause
patient injury.
CAUTION:
Make sure the bed does not touch the wall at the head end. When the bed is raised, it moves slightly
towards the head end. If the bed is too close to the wall, damage could occur.
Make sure the bed is in a position so that you can disconnect the power cord from the AC mains supply at
either the wall outlet or the bed outlet.
Brakes
WARNING:
Always set the brakes when the bed is occupied, except during patient transport. To help ensure the bed
will not move, push and pull on the bed to check it after the brakes are engaged.
Brakes should always be set when the bed is occupied and especially when moving a patient from one surface
to another. Patients often use the bed for support when getting out of bed and could be injured if the bed
unexpectedly moves. After setting the brakes, push and pull the bed to insure stability.
Fluids
WARNING:
Significant fluid spills onto the bed electronics can result in a hazard. If such a spill occurs, unplug the bed
and remove it from service. Failure to do so could result in personal injury or equipment damage.
When massive fluid spills occur on the bed, immediately:
• Unplug the bed from its power source.
• Remove the patient from the bed.
• Clean the fluid spill from the bed system.
• Have maintenance inspect the system completely.
Do not put the bed back into service until it is completely dry, tested, and determined to be safe to operate.
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