Features
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TotalCare® Bariatric Bed and TotalCare® Bariatric Plus Therapy System
User Manual (143434 REV 8)
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 patients, or manually input the patient’s weight, can cause patient injury
due to improper interface pressures.
3. Weigh the patient, and accept the weight (see “Scale Functions” on page 23).
After the patient is discharged, the bed
must
be reset, (see “Bed Setup/Reset” on page 30).
Patient Weight Alarm
If a patient is put on the bed, and not weighed, after a
predetermined time period a message will show on the GCI.
Follow the on-screen instructions to clear the message.
To Install the Rotation and Percussion and Vibration
Modules:
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 necessary module (Rotation or Percussion and Vibration).
5. Grasp the module by the handle, and slide it into the manifold.
6. Gently push on the module until it
snaps
into place. The handle will not
fold into the box if the module is not completely engaged into the manifold.
Therapy will not start if the module is not fully engaged in position.
7. Close the manifold door. The door will not close unless the module handle
is folded into the module.
8. Install the headboard.
9. Once the module is installed, the GCI and the siderail will show that the
module is installed.
To Remove the Rotation and Percussion and Vibration Modules:
1. Turn off all pulmonary therapies and surface functions.
2. Raise the head section to a minimum of 15°.
