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Instruction Manual for Vertica-Homecare Bed
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4.6 S
AFETY
S
IDES
4.6.1 Safety Information for Safety Sides
Safety sides provide suitable protection for patients against falling out of bed.
They are not intended as a device to prevent the patient from intentionally
leaving the bed.
 Only use technically perfect, undamaged safety sides which engage
securely!
 Before using the safety sides, assess and take into consideration the
clinical condition and particular physical build of the patient:
o
For example, if the patient is extremely confused or very restless,
avoid using safety sides as much as possible and make use of
alternative/additional safety measures such as restraint sheets, fall
prevention mats, adjusting the mattress base to the lowest position,
etc.
o
In the case of particularly small, slightly built patients it may be
necessary to use an additional form of protection to reduce the size of
the safety side gaps. In these cases, use protective covers
(accessories), posey belts, etc. This is the only way to ensure effective
protection and reduce the risk of the patient getting trapped or
slipping through the gaps.
 Only use the specially developed Burmeier mattress for this bed
because it has necessary attachment fixtures on the mattress base, and
never use a normal standard mattress loosely placed on top. This avoids
the mattress sliding uncontrollably and minimises possible patient risks of
injury through trapping, falling, suffocating.
Approved mattresses: See requirements in Chapter 8 “Accessories”,
 If elevated resident positioning systems are used (for prevention or
therapy), e.g. mattresses to prevent pressure ulcers, an effective safety
side height of at least 22 mm above the non-occupied mattress must be
guaranteed. This is the case for mattresses up to max. 195 mm in height.
If this dimension is not adhered to, the operator must take additional or
alternative measures on his own responsibility, and according to his
assessment of the risks, in view of the clinical condition of the patient
and in view of the characteristics of the special mattress, such as:
 providing additional safety systems for the patient,
 arranging for the patient to be monitored regularly,
 issuing internal instructions for the users
 The patient’s risk of falling can be lower:
o
The smaller and more settled the patient is
o
The softer the mattress is (the patient sinks deeper into the
mattress)
 When the safety sides are raised, the electrical adjustment of the
backrest must always be locked:
o
Attach the handset out of reach (e.g. at the foot end of the bed), or
o
Lock the handset from the control panel (refer to Chapter 4.2.2.2).
Otherwise there is a danger of limbs being crushed or trapped
between the safety sides if the patient inadvertently activates the
handset. The effectiveness of the safety sides can also be reduced
if the mattress base sections are raised to a high level.