Hill-Rom CareAssist Bed P1170, User Manual

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Knee Up/Down Control
The caregiver can raise or lower the knee section by using the Knee Up/Down controls.
The knee section has a maximum travel of 35°.
To Activate
• Press and hold the Knee Up control to raise the knee section.
• Press and hold the Knee Down control to lower the knee section.
The automatic contour feature does not work when using only the Knee Up/Down controls.
Trendelenburg and Reverse Trendelenburg
Controls
The CareAssist™ Bed is capable of a 16° Trendelenburg
and 16° Reverse Trendelenburg. The powered
Trendelenburg and Reverse Trendelenburg controls can be
activated at any bed height.
The Trendelenburg and Reverse Trendelenburg Line-of-
Site® Angle Indicators are located in the foot end siderails.
To Activate
• Press the Enable control.
• Press and hold the Trendelenburg control to go into the Trendelenburg position. The foot end of the
bed system articulating frame raises relative to the head end.
• Press and hold the Reverse Trendelenburg control to
go into the Reverse Trendelenburg position. The head
end of the bed system articulating frame raises relative
to the foot end.
• Press the opposite control to return to the flat position.
(If in the Trendelenburg position, press Reverse
Trendelenburg. If in the Reverse Trendelenburg
position, press Trendelenburg.)
Bed Flat Control
The Bed Flat control is provided so that a caregiver can easily return the sleep deck to a flat
position (head and knee section down and foot section up) from any articulated position. The
Bed Flat control only returns the sleep deck to a flat position, it does not change the angle of
the bed. The Bed Flat control does not lower the foot section if it is raised (vascular position).
To Activate
Press and hold the Bed Flat control. When all sections are flat, the system stops.
Trendelenburg
Reverse
Trendelenburg