Hillenbrand Hill-Rom P1440, User Manual

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Mattresses
WARNING:
Mattresses that are undersized for the frame create a gap between the mattress
and the siderails. The risk increases for patient entrapment or suffocation.
Evaluate patients for vulnerability, and monitor patients appropriately. Failure to
do so could result in patient injury or death.
WARNING:
Even when the surface is appropriately sized for the frame, therapy surfaces such
as air mattresses, are highly conforming and may pose a risk of suffocation. If a
vulnerable patient is put on a therapy surface, particularly one with a high degree
of compliance along the siderails, take extra precautions to help prevent
entrapment. If continuous monitoring is not feasible, consider lowering the
siderails to eliminate the entrapment area. If a risk of falls from the bed exists,
place a mat on the floor to absorb impact and help prevent patient injury. Failure
to do so could result in patient injury.
WARNING:
If the patient remains in the bed when the bedding is changed, do not pull on the
bedding with excessive force. Patient injury could occur.
WARNING:
Patients should not be allowed to smoke in bed. Sheets and pillows generally do
not have flame-resistant properties. Personal injury or equipment damage could
occur.
Unless the facility takes certain precautions, the area between the mattress and the
siderails may create a gap in which highly vulnerable patients may become entrapped and
suffocate:
• Mattresses that are undersized for the frame may create a gap and increase the risk.
• Evaluate patients for vulnerability, and monitor patients appropriately.