Guard
Angel
Instruction
Manual
WARNING:
Avoid serious injury or death -
Read and understand this manual!
Angel
Ride
™
Infant Car Bed
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Guard
Angel
Medina, OH 44256
1-330-723-5928
www.angel-guard.com
© 2002 Angel Guard Products, Inc.
PR001401AB 8/02
Keep this manual for future use. Store on bottom of car bed.
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This car bed is designed to transport small infants lying down supine on their back
or if medically necessary, prone on their stomach or on their right side.
Before releasing an infant to be transported in this car bed, an infant born
prematurely must be evaluated per the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommendations for “Safe Transportation of Premature and Low Birth Weight
Infants” (RE9617).
Infants should be positioned supine, on the back facing up, unless the specific
medical needs of the infant require positioning them prone on their stomach or on
their right side. Infants should never be positioned on their left side in this product.
• Positioning infant on right side:
When positioned on their side, padding should be used under infant’s head to
support head and maintain an open airway. The pediatrician or hospital
designated medical staff must evaluate the infant and define the padding
necessary. Padding should be minimized and firm to avoid potential
re-breathing issues which could lead to suffocation.
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MESSAGE TO PEDIATRICIANS AND MEDICAL STAFF
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Pediatrician or hospital designated medical staff must educate the parent or
caregiver on how to properly position and monitor infant in car bed.
• Positioning infant on right side:
Educate the parent or caregiver how to properly pad under the head and advise
them that padding should be minimized and firm to avoid potential
re-breathing and potential suffocation issues.
- DO NOT use pillows or other soft items to pad under the head. Soft items
can present potential for re-breathing air and could lead to suffocation.
- DO NOT add padding under the infant between the torso and car bed pad
or between the torso and the harness that could lead to ejection in a crash.
• Monitoring infant:
Educate parents and caregivers that due to the special medical needs of a
premature and/or low birth weight infant the condition of the infant must be
monitored at all times while in car bed. For infants positioned on their stomach
or right side, an adult must be restrained in a seating position next to the car
bed to allow visual monitoring and listening to the infant at all times.
