Features
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TotalCare® Bariatric Bed and TotalCare® Bariatric Plus Therapy System
User Manual (143434 REV 8)
WARNING:
Sleep surface impermeability and pressure relieving capabilities of the sleep surface could
be affected by needle sticks or other bladder punctures. Caregivers should be instructed to
AVOID bladder punctures caused by needle sticks.
Surface Requirements
1. Before the patient is put on the bed, make sure to
zero the bed scale
.
2. Put the patient on the bed.
WARNING:
Failure to weigh the patient, or manual input of patient weight, can cause patient injury due
to improper interface pressures.
3. Weigh the patient, and accept the weight. See “Weigh Patient” on page 27.
After the patient is discharged, the bed
must
be reset as follows:
1. From the Home Screen, scroll to GO TO Next Screen. Press ENTER.
2. Scroll to Bed Setup, and press ENTER.
3. Scroll to Reset, and press ENTER. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Patient Weight Alarm
If a patient is put on the bed, and not weighed, after a predetermined time period
an alarm will sound and an error message will show on the Graphical Caregiver
Interface (GCI)® Control. Follow the on-screen instructions to clear the message.
To Install and Remove the Rotation and/or Percussion and Vibration
Modules
(see “To Install the Rotation and Percussion and Vibration Modules:” on page 40)
(see “To Remove the Rotation and Percussion and Vibration Modules:” on page 40):
SHOCK HAZARD
:
Electric shock to the patient may occur if LIVE terminals in the pulmonary module
compartments and the patient are touched simultaneously.
1. Remove the headboard.
2. Raise the head section to a minimum of 15°.
3. Open the manifold door at the head end of the bed under the sleep surface.
4. Locate the appropriate slot for the required module (Rotation or Percussion and Vibration).
5. Grasp the module by the handle, and slide it into the manifold.
