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Joerns® Support Surface
FlapCair Model
© 2013 Joerns Healthcare • 6110066 RevD • 13-2631
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.
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 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.
•
Remove the existing mattress from the bed.
•
Unroll the mattress with the hose connection at the
foot end of the bed and the therapy cells facing
up. Secure the ten (10) straps on the mattress
securely to the movable part of the bed frame.
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•
If the therapy pad is not already on the mattress,
place it on the mattress. Attach the zippered cover to
the mattress surround.
•
Hang the control unit on the foot of the bed facing
away from the bed. Attach the
hose connector marked
CPR
to the
control unit.
•
Plug in the control unit and the
yellow
Standby
light will illuminate.
Press the
Power
button. The control
unit will start and the green light will
illuminate. Keep the control unit ON
while the patient is on the mattress.
• 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:
1. Begin by placing the head of the bed in the
appropriate position based on the patient’s
clinical condition.
2.
Select the highest or most firm
Comfort Adjust
setting.
3.
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.
4. Sequentially reduce the
Comfort Adjust
setting
to the firmness level where the height of the
three (3) or four (4) fingers can slide with
minimal resistance between the patient’s sacral
area/buttocks and the lower safety mattress.
This is the proper
Comfort Adjust
setting for the
patient to assure proper inflation of the air cells
and prevent bottoming out of the mattress.
5. Document the patient’s
Comfort Adjust
setting
for future reference, and re-evaluate with the
Hand Check as the patient’s condition warrants.
•
The CairRails risk management side air bolsters
can be inflated or deflated as required. Locate
the turn valve on the hose assembly between the
mattress and the control unit. Next, inflate/deflate the
CairRails by moving the turn valve to the up (inflate)
or down (deflate) position.
Note:
When inflating or deflating CairRails it is
recommended that the support surface be in
Autofirm
mode.
Figure 1
