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Joerns® Bed Frames
EasyCare
®
© 2015 Joerns Healthcare • 6110158 RevC • 15-2537
Important Precautions
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
This product is
intended for use as an adjustable mattress platform
that contours for resident/patient comfort with
adjustable height for resident/patient and caregiver
convenience. Use of this product in a manner for
which it was not designed could result in unproven
or unsafe configuration, potentially resulting in injury
or death.
Warning: Possible Injury.
Before adjusting bed,
ensure that area under and near bed perimeter is free
of people and obstructions. Failure to do so could
result in injury or damage to the bed.
Warning: Possible Injury.
Keep bed in lowest
position except when providing care (bathing, clothing
changes, etc.). Bed should be at lowest convenient
height for entry or exit. Failure to do so could result in
injury.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
Resident/
patients may become entangled in pendant cord.
Resident/patients with reduced mental acuity should
not be allowed access to pendant. Unsupervised use
of pendant could result in injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
Bed safe
working load is 500 pounds. This is total weight
counting resident/patient, mattress, bedding
accessories and any other equipment or persons likely
to be on bed. Do not exceed 500-pound safe working
load. Exceeding the safe working load could result in
property damage, injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
Do not roll bed
over abrupt thresholds with resident/patient in bed.
Bed is not designed for transporting resident/patient.
Transporting resident/patient in the bed could result in
injury or death.
Warning:
Possible fire hazard when used with oxygen
administrating equipment other than nasal, mask or ½
bed length tent type. Not for use with full bed length
tent or hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Oxygen tent
should not extend below mattress support platform.
Lock hand control at foot of bed when using oxygen
administering equipment.
Warning: Possible Shock Hazard.
Unplug
power cord from wall outlet before performing any
maintenance, cleaning or service to the bed. Failure to
do so could result in injury or death.
Note:
In case of
unexpected movement, unplug bed from any outlet.
Warning: Possible Shock Hazard.
Injury may result
from improper routing of the power cord. Always follow
the proper factory-installed routing configuration.
Failure to do so could result in injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
Use a mattress
that is properly sized to fit mattress deck, that will
remain centered on mattress deck relative to State and
Federal guidelines. Joerns Healthcare recommends
the use of a mattress with minimum dimensions of 35
inches wide and 6 inches deep. Length should match
mattress support platform. Use of an improperly fitted
mattress could result in injury or death. If using the
CareWide accessory or the bed is equipped with Care-
Fit integrated width expansion, Joerns Healthcare
recommends the use of a mattress with a minimum
width of 39 inches for a 39 inch setting and 42 inches
for 42 inch setting.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
If a resident/
patient’s mental or physical condition could lead to
resident/patient entrapment, the mattress support
platform should be left in the flat position when
unattended. Failure to do so could result in injury or
death.
Warning:
An optimal bed system assessment should
be conducted on each resident by a qualified clinician
or medical provider to ensure maximum safety of
the resident. The assessment should be conducted
within the context of, and in compliance with, the
state and federal guidelines related to the use of
restraints and bed system entrapment guidance,
including the
Clinical Guidance for the Assessment
and Implementation of Side Rails
published by the
Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup of the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
Use a properly
sized mattress in order to minimize the gap between
the side of mattress and assist device. This gap must
be small enough to prevent resident/patient from
getting his/her head or neck caught in this location.
Make sure that raising or lowering bed, or contouring
the sleep surface, does not create any hazardous
gaps. Excessive gaps may result in injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death.
Locate mounting
brackets for assist devices strictly according to
instructions. Gap between head/foot panel and assist
device must be small enough or large enough to
prevent resident/patient from getting his/her head or
neck caught in this location (see specific Assist Device
Installation Instructions for more information).
