OWNERS OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
TMM3 VIDEO FLUOROSCOPY STRETCHER-CHAIR
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PATIENT TRANSFER
PATIENT’S BODY WEIGHT SHOULD NEVER BE SHIFTED TOWARDS EITHER
END OF CHAIR WHEN IN A PARTIALLY, OR TOTALLY, RECLINED POSITION.
SERIOUS PATIENT INJURY MAY OCCUR. ALL PATIENT TRANSFERS MUST BE
MADE TO RIGHT SIDE OF TMM3-SERIES CHAIR, DUE TO SHAPE OF BACK
SECTION, AND NOT TO CHAIR ENDS.
NOTICE: Follow these instructions for safe and proper patient transfer between chair (in
stretcher orientation) and another horizontal surface.
1.
Position back, seat, and leg sections into horizontal orientation. (Press Auto Contour
button.)
2. Lower / remove all side rails from transfer (right) side of chair.
3. Position chair as close as possible to other surface.
4. Match chair (stretcher) height to height of bed or other horizontal surface.
5. Depress RED caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
6. Slide patient from one surface to other, following your facility’s standard practices /
policies for lateral patient transfers.
PUSH BAR OPERATION
•
LOWERING PUSH BAR
1.
Grasp push bar handle while pulling out red
release knob.
2. Lower push bar into “down” position.
•
RAISING PUSH BAR
Lift push bar handle until it is in “up” position.
NOTATION: The red release knob will engage (lock) automatically.
Lowering: STEP 1
Lowering: Step 2