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Posey Bed 8060
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All hospital beds pose safety and entrapment risks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received
approximately 803 entrapment reports with the use of standard hospital beds over a period of 24 years from
January 1, 1985 to January 1, 2009 in the U.S.
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The FDA formed the Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup (HBSW) to develop solutions to reduce the risk of
patient entrapment in hospital beds. The HBSW issued guidelines in 2006 describing seven potential
zones of entrapment and providing recommendations to reduce life-threatening entrapments associated
with hospital bed systems.
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The Posey Bed 8060 was designed to help eliminate each of the seven entrapment zones described in
the guidelines, when the canopy is used with a compatible hospital bed at the lowest acceptable height
(16 or 17 inches from the floor to the deck of the bed) and when configured with the head down and the
mattress flat.
At-risk patient are described as:
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Patients who, because of mental or physical disability, cannot reposition or remove themselves from a
confined area in the bed.
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Any other patient identified by the doctor, care plan or Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team (IDHT) to be at
risk of entrapment in the gaps created when the head of the Posey Bed is in the “up” position.
To help reduce the risk of entrapment, adhere to the following guidelines:
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Keep the mattress flat.
– If you need to elevate the head or body of an at-risk patient, while the patient is alone, keep the
mattress flat and use a Posey Torso Cushion (Cat. 8025) to position the patient.
– If you must leave the head of the bed up for an at-risk patient (for example, while watching TV or if
called for by the doctor’s order, or the patient’s care plan), use the Posey Filler Cushions (Cat. 8021).
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Provide extra monitoring.
– Monitor patient to make sure that the Posey Filler Cushions cannot be removed by an at-risk patient and
that an at-risk patient cannot crawl under or around the Posey Filler Cushions. (Adhere to the facility’s
restraint protocol.)
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Avoid stretching the canopy material.
– The canopy may stretch over time during normal use or by patients who engage in escape behaviors.
This could result in pocket areas on the inside of the canopy. Regular washing and drying should help
reduce this condition.
DO NOT
use any canopy that has tears or shows signs of damage, and request
a replacement.
If necessary, consult the doctor or the IDHT to find a different method of treatment for any at-risk patient.
AT-RISK PATIENTS
REDUCING THE RISK
OF ENTRAPMENT
DIFFERENT METHOD
OF TREATMENT
BACKGROUND
A Special Note
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FDA Consumer Update: Practice Hospital Bed Safety; http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm164366.htm.
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Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff – Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment. March 10, 2006;
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm072662.htm.