Invacare NordBed Kid, User Manual

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Invacare® NordBed™ Kid
4 Usage
4.1 General Safety Information
WARNING!
Risk of personal injury and damage to property.
– The bed must be placed so that the height
adjustment is not obstructed by, for example,
lifts or furniture.
– Take care that no body parts are being squeezed
between fixed parts (such as side rails, bed
ends etc) and moving parts.
4.2 Setup
WARNING!
Risk of injury or damage
Damaged parts may affect the safety of the
product.
– Check all parts for shipping damage before use.
– In case of damage, do not use the product
and contact your Invacare provider for further
instructions.
WARNING!
Risk of injury or damage
– The assembly of the bed and installation
of accessories must only be performed by
a qualified technician or a person who has
received proper training.
– The assembly of the bed is described in the
service manual and installation of accessories
is described in the service manual or in the
documentation delivered with the accessory.
Before use
IMPORTANT!
– To prevent condensation, the bed should
not be used until it has reached operating
temperature. See
8 Technical Data, page 20
1. Move the bed to its correct position.
2. Connect the bed to the mains.
4.3 Castors and brakes
CAUTION!
Risk of trapping/squeezing
All brakes are foot-operated.
– Do not release the brake with the fingers.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
User can fall, while entering or exiting the bed, if
brakes are not locked.
– Always lock the brakes before the user is
moving in or out of bed or when attending to
the user.
– At least one castor at the head end and one
castor in the foot end must be locked.
Castors might make marks on different types of
absorbing floor surfaces - such as untreated or
badly treated floors. To prevent marks,
Invacare®
recommends to place a suitable kind of protection
between the castors and the floor.
4.3.1 Castor brake
A
B
Locking the brake - Step on the outer pedal
B
Unlocking the brake - Push up the release button
A
4.3.2 Central brake system
All the wheels are locked by locking one of the pedals.
A
1. Lock the brakes:
Push down the pedal
A
.
A
1. Unlock the brakes:
Pull up the pedal
A
.
4.4 Hand Control
WARNING!
Risk of Injury or Damage
If the hand control is used by children this may
lead to injury or damage.
– The hand control must not be used by children.
– Keep the hand control out of reach for children.
– Always store the hand control in the closed
hand control box while not in use.
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