1900-009-001 REV B
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RAISING OR LOWERING THE LITTER (OPTIONAL) - FL19H ONLY
WARNING
To avoid injury to the patient and/or the user, ensure the rails are in their
highest position
before lowering the litter or
placing it in one of the Trendelenburg positions, and that all equipment and people are removed from the area below
and around the litter.
Be sure to move any equipment that may be in the way before raising or lowering the litter.
•
To
raise
the litter height, pump pedal (A,
) repeatedly until the desired height is achieved.
•
To
lower
both ends of the litter together, depress the center of pedal (B, see
) until the desired height
is achieved. To lower only the head end of the litter, depress the side of pedal (B,
) closest to the head
end. To lower only the foot end of the litter, depress the side of pedal (B, page 13) closest to the foot end.
TRENDELENBURG / REVERSE TRENDELENBURG (OPTIONAL) - FL19H ONLY
NOTE
The litter height must be raised first in order to achieve a Trendelenburg position.
WARNING
To avoid injury to the patient and/or the user, ensure the rails are in their
highest position
before lowering the litter or
placing it in one of the Trendelenburg positions, and that all equipment and people are removed from the area below
and around the litter.
•
For
Trendelenburg
positioning (head down), depress the side of pedal (B,
) closest to the stretcher
head end.
•
For
Reverse Trendelenburg
positioning (foot down), depress the side of pedal (B,
) closest to the
stretcher foot end.
NOTE
The higher the litter is before a Trendelenburg positioning, the greater the Trendelenburg angle will be. (Maximum
Trendelenburg angles: +9.5° to -9.5°).
Operation