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2. Clinical Applications
Intended use
The product is intended to provide support to patients during a
stay in hospital or other care facility. The product allows
positioning for CPR and Trendelenburg and is equipped with a
weighing system. The weighing system is intended to provide
reference data only. The weighing system is not intended to
provide readings upon which medication dosage decisions are
made.
The bed is suitable for use in the following situations:
• Intensive/critical care provided in a hospital where 24-
hour medical supervision and constant monitoring is
required, e.g. ITU, ICU and CCU.
• Acute care provided in a hospital or other medical facility
where medical supervision and monitoring is required,
e.g. general medical and surgical wards.
• Long term care in a medical area where medical
supervision is required and monitoring is provided if
necessary, e.g. nursing homes and geriatric facilities.
Indications
The bed is appropriate for high dependency patients who pose
a movement and handling risk and / or whose clinical condition
requires that they are positioned with minimal physical
handling.
Patients with a moderate amount of independence can, at the
caregiver’s discretion, use the controls to adjust their own
position.
The mattress platform can be positioned to assist with such
clinical procedures as may be required in the Application
Environments defined above.
WARNING
To ensure the patient can use the bed safely, their age and condition
should be assessed by a clinically qualified person.
The use of head down tilt (Trendelenburg) or foot down tilt (reverse
Trendelenburg) may be contraindicated for certain medical
conditions. The tilt facility should only be used under the guidance of
a clinically qualified person after assessment of the patient’s
condition.
The weighing system is intended to provide reference data only. The
weighing system is not intended to provide readings upon which
medication dosage decisions are made.
