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© Ferno-Washington, Inc. 234-3356-00 August 2006
Model 28-Z PROFlexx
®
Chair Cot
6.11 One Operator Loading/
Unloading An Empty Cot
If local protocols permit, the
empty
cot can be loaded
into, or unloaded from, an ambulance by one trained
operator.
ONE-OPERATOR LOADING
1
Raise the ambulance folding bumper.
2. Roll the cot to the open doors of the ambulance
patient compartment, aligning the cot with the
fastener.
3. Push the cot into the ambulance until both loading
wheels are on the ambulance floor and the cot
undercarriage contacts the vehicle bumper.
4. Lift the cot until the wheels are off the ground,
then squeeze the control handle and push the cot
into the patient compartment (Figure 36) until the
fastener antler captures the loading-wheel
crosstube.
5. Release the control handle.
6. Secure the cot in the cot fastener.
7. Lower the folding bumper.
ONE-OPERATOR UNLOADING
1. Raise the ambulance folding bumper.
2. Release the cot from the cot fastener.
3. Grasp the main frame at the foot end of the cot
and begin pulling the cot out of the ambulance
but keep the loading wheels on the ambulance
floor.
The undercarriage will begin to unfold.
4. Raise the foot end of the cot high enough for the
undercarriage to unfold completely and lock into
place.
5. Lower the foot end of the cot until all four
transport wheels are on the ground.
6. Finish rolling the cot out of the ambulance.
7. Lower the ambulance folding bumper.
8. Roll the cot away from the ambulance.
Using the Cot
Figure 36 - Loading the Cot with One
Operator
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.
