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© Ferno-Washington, Inc. 234-3356-00 August 2006
Model 28-Z PROFlexx
®
Chair Cot
5 - USING THE FEATURES
5.1 Undercarriage Control Handle
•
Location:
Patient's left side at foot end of cot.
•
Purpose:
Releases the safety lock to allow the
undercarriage to fold when folding or loading the
cot.
•
Use:
Squeeze the undercarriage control handle
(
Figure 9)
only
when folding the cot and when
loading the cot into an ambulance.
° Do not
squeeze the control handle when
unfolding or unloading the cot. Doing so will
prevent the undercarriage from locking.
Figure 9 - Using the Undercarriage Control
Handle
5.2 Telescoping Side Lift Handles
•
Location:
Both sides of the cot at the head-end
legs.
•
Purpose:
Provide additional grasping points for
lifting and rolling the cot and rolling the chair.
•
Use:
Pull to extend a handle (Figure 10). Push to
retract a handle (Figure 11).
° To maintain cot balance, always use both
handles.
° Use both hands in a cylinder grip as in Figure
12 when doing a four-person lift.
Note:
Additional lifting handles are available for
the foot end and sides of the cot (see Optional
Lifting Handles, page 18).
Figure 12 - Using the Cylinder Grip for a
Four-Person Lift
Figure 10 - Side Lift
Handle Retracted
Figure 11 - Side Lift
Handle Extended
Important
Squeezing the undercarriage control handle
when unfolding or unloading the cot will prevent
the undercarriage from locking. Do not use this
handle when unfolding or unloading the cot.
Using the Features
