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PART 2 - User manual
Side rails
Using the VENDLET system as side rails
If side rails are required for a given patient, you may use the VENDLET V5 or VENDLET
V5+ system for this purpose as the side rail properties of both systems have been
tested and approved.
When the VENDLET is being used as side rails, the bars must be raised to secure a
distance between the surface of the mattress and the upper edge of the bars of min.
22 cm. Install the plastic sides before leaving the patient unattended in bed. Use two
plastic sides on each bar. If the head end or foot end of the bed will be raised while
the patient occupies the bed, the plastic sides at that end must be removed.
How to attach the plastic sides:
1. Adjust the height of the bed to ensure a
correct work posture.
2. Press the
and
buttons to slacken
the turning sheet enough to insert the
plastic sides between the mattress and
the support bar as shown in the figure.
3. When the plastic sides are inserted be-
tween the mattress and the support bar,
the spacer at the bottom of the plastic
side must press against the headboard
and footboard. This position
ensures that the fingers of the
patient will not get caught.
4. The plastic sides are attached by pressing
them down over the bars; the easiest way
is to do it one bracket at a time. Start with
the bracket closest to the headboard or
footboard and press it down over the bar.
5. Always remember to attach the
foot end plastic side first, fol-
lowed by the head end plastic
side, as this prevents the patient from get-
ting his/her hand or similar caught in the
overlap between the two plastic sides.
