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Operation
OPERATING THE FOWLER / FOOT SECTIONS
NOTE
Two types of Fowler are available: manually operated and pneumatic assisted. The foot section is manually operated.
WARNING
•
To avoid injury, verify the patient is safely positioned on the litter before lowering the siderail and operating the
Fowler or foot section.
•
To avoid injury when raising or lowering the manual Fowler or the foot section, verify the support arm is securely
engaged in the arm supports before releasing the Fowler or foot section.
MANUAL FOWLER POSITIONING
•
To
raise
the Fowler, manually lift it up. As the Fowler is raised,
the support arm (A) will fall into position and engage the support
brackets into one of the three available angular positions: 25°, 40°
and 55° (see Figure 4).
•
To
adjust
the Fowler angle, lift it up slightly with one hand and with
the other, lift one of the support arm handles (A) to disengage it
from the support brackets. Engage the support arm at the desired
position. To flatten the Fowler, hold the handle while lowering the
Fowler to flat and release the support (see Figure 4).
PNEUMATIC FOWLER POSITIONING
•
To
raise
the Fowler, lift up the right or left activation lever (B)
while lifting the Fowler to the desired postion (see Figure 5),
and release the lever once the desired height is achieved.
•
To
lower
the Fowler, push down on the Fowler while lifting up
the right or left activation lever (B) (see Figure 5). Release
the lever once the desired height is achieved.
FOOT SECTION POSITIONING
•
To raise the foot section, lift it up manually. As the foot
section is raised, the support arm will fall into position and
engage the support brackets into one of the two available
angular positions: 6° and 12° (see Figure 5).
•
To
lower
the foot section to the next position or to flat, lift it up
with one hand and with the other lift one of the support harm
handles (C) to disengage it from the support brackets (see
Figure 5). Lower the foot section and release the support so
that it engages in the support brackets of the next position or
lower to flat, releasing the support only at the end.
Figure 4 - Fowler Positioning
A
Fowler
Figure 5 -
Pneumatic Fowler and Foot Positioning
B
Fowler
C
Foot Section
