Introduction
Chapter 1
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1.3 WARNING / CAUTION / NOTE DEFINITIONS
The words
WARNING
,
CAUTION
and
NOTE
carry special meanings and should be carefully
reviewed.
The personal safety of the patient or user may be involved. Disregarding this information could
result in injury to the patient or user.
These instructions point out special procedures or precautions that must be followed to avoid
damaging the equipment.
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N
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T
T
E
E
Notes provide special information to make maintenance easier or important instruction clearer.
1.4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The following is a list of safety precautions that must be observed when operating or servicing
the Sunflower bed. They are repeated throughout the manual, where applicable. Carefully read
and strictly follow them before operating or servicing this unit.
•
The Sunflower bed is not intended for pediatric use.
•
It is important that all users have been trained and educated on the inherent hazards
associated with the use of electric and manuals beds. Bed mechanisms can cause serious
injury to the patient or user. Operate bed only when all people are clear of the mechanisms.
•
Electric Sunflower beds are equipped with a hospital grade plug for protection against
shock hazard. It must be plugged directly into a properly grounded receptacle. Grounding
reliability can be achieved only when a hospital grade receptacle is used.
•
Always make sure the bed is resting on its legs or the caster brakes are applied when a
patient is on the bed. Serious injury could occur if the bed moves while a patient is getting
in or out of bed. Always check bed stability after having moved the bed and seated it on the
floor or engaged the caster brakes.
•
Possible fire hazard exists when this bed is used with oxygen administering equipment
other than nasal, mask type or half bed-length tent type. It is recommended to disconnect
the bed in such circumstances. When using a half bed-length tent type, ensure the siderails
are outside the oxygen tent. Oxygen tent should not extend below the mattress support
level.
•
To help reduce the number and severity of falls by patients, always leave the bed in the
lowest position and leave the siderails fully up when the patient is unattended. After raising
the siderails, pull firmly on the siderail to ensure it is securely locked into the up position.
•
Always keep siderails in the fully raised position and the sleep surface horizontal in its
lowest position when the patient is sleeping unless the patient's medical conditions dictates
otherwise. If the bed is equipped with half-length siderails and the sleep surface is not in the
horizontal position, it is strongly recommended that only the head siderails be kept in their
highest position and the foot siderails be stored on the side of the bed to avoid the risks of a
patient becoming caught between the two siderail sections.
C
C
A
A
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U
T
T
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I
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O
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N
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W
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A
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