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Joerns Support Surface
Arise
®
LAL Mattress Replacement,
Arise LAL Overlay, Arise 1000, Arise 1000EX
Therapy Pads
Many healthcare facilities are facing the challenge
of infection control. Joerns’ quilted therapy pads
are treated with an antimicrobial to protect the
therapy pad from the growth of mold, mildew
and bacteria.
Key features and benefits:
Treated with a highly effective bacteriostat
agent to inhibit the growth of bacterial
and fungus
Constructed from a very smooth nylon fabric
with low friction and low shear properties
to protect the patient’s skin from damaging
friction/shearing forces
Breathable, moisture vapor permeable
fabric allows air to circulate beneath the
pad and wicks away excess moisture. This
keeps your patient dry and helps to prevent
skin maceration.
Therapy pad is designed for optimal comfort,
moisture vapor transfer, stain resistance and
ease of laundering.
Grounding Instructions
Warning:
Use a properly grounded, three-
prong, 120V AC outlet for this product. Failure
to use a grounded outlet could result in personal
injury or damage to equipment or house wiring,
including risk of fire. A qualified electrician should
be contacted to correct the wiring and ensure a
properly grounded outlet.
Before installing this product, have the electrical
system checked to make sure the electrical circuits
and the electrical service are properly grounded.
Having a three-prong outlet does not necessarily
mean it is grounded. Sometimes two-prong outlets
are replaced with a three-prong type even though
there is no ground wire.
There is always a chance of a loose connection
or poor installation of a ground wire that causes
the loss of proper ground at the outlet. Inadequate
grounding at electrical outlets can occur even if
there is a ground wire. Wires can become loose
over time at the connection to the outlet.
Note:
To install new wires on a circuit requires a
qualified electrician.
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How to Determine if Your Outlet has
the Proper Grounding
Most hardware stores sell circuit testers
(Figure 1) that can be used to test an
outlet for proper grounding. The tester
plugs into an outlet and by observing
the indicator lights you can determine
if the outlet is properly grounded. For a
higher level of assurance, an electrician
should be requested to thoroughly test
the electrical system with more
reliable equipment.
If repair or replacement of the cord or plug is
necessary, please contact Joerns Healthcare
for assistance.
Setup
Warning:
For important precautions please see
page two.
Caution:
Do not place the control unit on the floor.
Position the power cord to keep personnel from
tripping over it.
Comfort Adjust Setup
Fully inflate the mattress by selecting
Autofirm
.
When the mattress is fully inflated, select the
Therapy
mode, and place the patient on
the mattress.
Select the appropriate
Comfort Adjust
level to
prevent bottoming out (i.e., providing greater than
one inch of air between the patient’s sacral
area/buttocks and the lower safety mattress) as
outlined below:
Begin by placing the head of the bed in the
appropriate position based on the patient’s
clinical condition.
Select the highest or most firm
Comfort
Adjust
setting.
Hand Check: Place a hand with three (3)
fingers (if head of bed at 30° or higher) or
four (4) fingers (if head of bed lower than
30°) stacked vertically beneath the cells of
the mattress and above the safety mattress
directly between the lowest point of the
patient’s sacral area/buttocks. The
smallest finger should be resting on
the safety mattress.
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Figure 1
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