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Setup Notes
Elite Turn Low Air Loss Lateral Rotation
Mattress
Unpack the mattress and control unit (pump). If you are using this product for a client demo, be sure to keep the
boxes and mattress bag just in case you need to send the mattress back to Quart Vancouver or Quart Toronto.
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Wipe down bed frame before placing mattress onto the bed deck. Place mattress on deck, arranging so that
air supply tubes are at the foot of the bed.
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Secure the mattress to the bed frame with ties (black webbing) located on the underside of the mattress. Ties
at the head of the bed should be snug. Ties located toward the middle section and foot of the mattress should
be less snug, allowing the mattress to move as needed when the head or foot of the bed is raised/lowered.
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Place control unit onto the frame of the bed (foot end) using handles attached to the back of the control unit.
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Connect air hoses to the control unit. Air hoses are colour-coded with matching colour indicators on the side
of the controller.
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Unzip cover and check to ensure all bladders (air cells) are connected to feeder tubes. Ensure no hoses are
kinked. Zip the cover back up, ensuring zippers are all completely closed.
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Unzip the left and right side of the cover near the foot of the mattress. On each
side of the mattress you will find a short hose with a female end and two shorter
hoses, both with male ends. These hoses feed air to the side rail bladders. The
mattress is shipped with these hoses disconnected.
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One of the shorter (male) hoses has a clear joint with the bladder. The other short
(male) hose has a blue joint with the bladder.
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Connect the clear male hose to the female hose. Do this for both sides of the mattress. Close the zipper. The
blue male hose is not used when the mattress is operating as a turning mattress. This hose is a dead-end and
is only used when you wish to close off the side rail bladders during transfers.
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This mattress must be operated with bed side rails in the raised position for added safety and patient
protection.
