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Hill-Rom® P500 Therapy Surface User Manual (158251 REV 3)
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If the unit passes the self-test, the display shows this:
To select
New Patient
,
press the plus (
+
) control,
and then go to step 3. Or, to keep the previous
settings, press the minus (
-
) control, and then go to
WARNING:
Failure to enter the correct occupant weight can lead to injury due
to incorrect surface pressures.
3.
New Patient
Enter the weight as follows:
a.
Press the
lb
/
kg
control to change the weight
dimension to
lb
or
kg
as applicable.
b.
Press the plus (
+
) control.
c.
Press the plus (
+
) or minus (
-
) control to change the
weight shown on the display.
NOTE:
To quickly change the weight dimension, press and hold the
plus (
+
) or minus (
-
) control.
NOTE:
If the system has been on for five minutes and the occupant weight has
not been entered, an audible alarm will come on and the display will
flash
Enter Patient Weight
. This is
to let you know the surface
pressures may not be correct for the occupant. The alarm state will
continue until you press the plus (
+
) or minus (
-
) control.
NOTE:
The weight must be between 70 lb and 500 lb (32 kg and 227 kg).
4.
Review the settings shown on the display to make sure they are
correct for the occupant.
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To change the weight setting, do steps 3b and 3c.
