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Make sure that there is nothing in the accessories attachment holes, when
mounting the optional items.
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If there are obstacles in the accessories attachment holes, you cannot mount the
optional items, and the patient may fall off the stretcher or get caught in the gap,
resulting in injury.
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Pay attention to prevent tubes (drains) from getting caught.
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Pay attention to prevent tubes (drains) from getting caught in the gap between the
transfer board and the mattress. The tubes might be squashed.
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Take care to prevent a patient from falling off the stretcher even when
transfer boards are raised.
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The patient may fall off the stretcher from the end of transfer board or the head end or
the foot end of the stretcher, resulting in injury.
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If the patient bends forward over the transfer board, and may fall off the stretcher,
resulting in injury.
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It is not effective enough to prevent the patient from falling off the stretcher when
raising the back section base.
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Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot
maintain their posture independently.
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When leaving the stretcher area temporarily taking your eyes off the
patient, check the mattress base angle and the stretcher height, and raise the
transfer boards.
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If a physician, nurse or caregiver leaves the stretcher area or temporarily takes their
eyes off the patient, adjust the mattress base angle and the stretcher height accoding to
the patient's condition, and raise the transfer boards because there is a slight chance that
the patient could fall off the stretcher.
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As necessary, use the restraint belts.
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Use the stretcher in the correct orientation.
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Lying down on the stretcher with the
feet at head end and the head at the feet
end induces and unnatural posture
during stretcher operation (base angle)
which may result in injury.
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