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Instruction manual for Evario hospital bed
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8 Bed Reprocessing / Bed Adaptation
8.1 New Occupancy after a Change of Patient
8.1.1 Information on Loading Capacity of Bed
The safe working load specified for a bed is always calculated from the weight of the patient plus
the weight of any accessories attached. The permitted weight of the patient depends on the total
weight of the accessories attached at the same time (e.g. respirators, infusions,…)
Symbol for safe working load
Symbol for permissible patient weight
The information applicable for your bed is given on a sticker with the above symbols which is lo-
cated on the chassis of the bed.
Bed model variant Safe working load Example: with weight
of accessories
→ = permissible weight
of patient
Evario 260 kg 10 kg 250 kg
40 kg 220 kg
8.1.2 Requirements
Before putting the bed into service or the bed is occupied by a new patient, the user must check
that:
x
The bed has been cleaned and disinfected
x
The castor brakes are applied
x
No obstacles such as bedside lockers, supply rails or chairs will impede bed adjustments
x
All adjustments work correctly and have been properly tested
x
To carry out the visual inspection and functional checks, use the checklist Inspection by
the User » 164 in the appendix