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Instructions for bed pressure pad use
1.
The TABS
®
Disposable Patient-Specific pad is designed for single patient
use. Once your patient has left the facility, dispose of the pad. For infection
control purposes during the patient’s stay, however, the pad can be
disinfected with most common cleaners.
2. Place the pressure pad across the width of the mattress.
3. Position the pressure pads so that the resident’s buttocks will be over the top
of the pad.
4. Put the bed sheets over the top of the bed pad.
Note: Use of a mattress
overlay or bed pad may affect the proper operation of the bed pressure pad
.
Follow test procedure found in the section “
Testing the TABS
®
monitor.”
5. Plug the bed pressure pad cord into the right jack on the bottom of the
TABS
®
monitor (Figure 16). An alarm will sound if a pad is plugged into
the nurse call (left) jack and weight is applied to the pad.
Note:
For the timed bed pad model 26560, the timer will begin counting
down when plugged into a monitor for the first time. The timer will only
activate when used with models 25022, 25023, 25025, 25222, or 25223.
6. Run the cord along the mattress and bed frame. Be careful not to get the
cords in the way of any moving parts on the bed. Otherwise, the moving
parts could sever or entangle the cord and prevent it from working.
7. Mount the TABS
®
mobility monitor on the headboard or wall. Refer to
“Installing your TABS
®
monitoring system” in this manual for more
detailed information on mounting the monitor. If you use the metal bracket,
remember to place the TABS
®
monitor facing the wall, away from the
patient.
8. The monitor will “chirp” when weight is first applied to the pad to indicate
the monitor is armed. Test the system by pressing firmly on the pressure pad
for 3 seconds. When you remove the pressure, the alarm must sound. Reset
the alarm.
9. Have the resident lie normally on the mattress. The resident’s body weight
activates the system.
10. The alarm must sound when the resident’s body weight is removed from the
pressure pad.
11. You can reset the alarm by pressing the reset button on the front of the
monitor or by replacing the weight back on the pad.
Resident weight may affect proper operation. TABS
®
pressure pad
models 26000, 26100, 26120, 26550, and 26560 are not recommended
for persons weighing less than 60 lbs. Models 26500 and 26501 below
mattress pads are not recommended for persons weiging less than
100lbs.
WARNING
