Invacare Etude Duo, User Manual

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The bed must not be used by patients under 12 years of age,
or by patients with body size equivalent to an average 12-year-old or smaller.
Always lower the bed to the lowest position before leaving the patient in the bed unattended.
Electromagnetic interference between the bed and other electrical products can occur.
To reduce or eliminate such electromagnetic interference, increase the distance between the bed
and the products or switch them off.
This medical bed can be used together with medical electrical equipment connected to the heart
(intracardially) or the blood vessels (intravascularly), provided that following points are respected:
• The medical bed should be equipped with means for potential equalization connection marked
out by a symbol shown in the back of this manual.
• Medical electrical equipment should not be fixed on the bed’s metallic accessories
such as side rails, lifting pole, drip rod, bed ends ect.
In addition, the medical electrical equipment power supply cord should be kept clear
of the accessories or any other moving part of the bed.
There is a risk of entrapment between the backrest and the cross rail on the head end of
the mattress support. There is also a risk of getting squeezed between the leg section and the
cross rail on the foot end of the mattress support when the backrest/leg section is lowered.