Safety; General Warnings; Labels And Symbols On The Product - Invacare Etude Plus HC User Manual

2 Safety

2.1 General warnings

WARNING!
Risk of injury
There is a risk of entrapment of fingers in the bed moving
parts.
– Pay attention to your fingers.
WARNING!
Risk of entrapment / suffocation
There's a risk of entrapment / suffocation between
mattress support, side rail and bed end or between
moving parts and objects placed nearby the bed.
– The bed must not be used by persons under 12 years
of age, or by persons with a body size equivalent to an
average 12 years old or smaller.
– The bed, in combination with side rails must not be
used for persons under 45 kg or under 150 cm height.
– The hand control must not be used by children.
– Due to mattress compression, an increased risk may
occur over time. Periodically monitor gaps between
the bed, mattress and/or side rail. Replace mattress if
the gaps may lead to entrapment.
– Make sure that there is nothing under, over, or near
the bed that can limit the movement of the bed or
the mattress support; such as other medical devices
(lifters), furniture, window frames and storage boxes.
WARNING!
Risk due to electromagnetic interference
Electromagnetic interference between the bed and other
electrical products can occur.
– To reduce or eliminate such electromagnetic
interference, increase the distance between the bed
and the products or switch them off.
This medical bed can be used together with
medical electrical equipment connected to the heart
(intracardially) or blood vessels (intravascularly) provided
that following points are respected:
– The bed should be equipped with means for potential
equalization connection marked out by a symbol
shown in the back of this manual.
– Medical electrical equipment should not be fixed on
the bed's metallic accessories such as side rails, lifting
pole, drip rod, bed ends, etc.
– The medical electrical equipment power supply cord
should be kept clear of the accessories or any other
moving parts of the bed.
WARNING!
Risk of slipping through the openings
The bed fulfils all requirements regarding maximum
distances. However, it is possible that persons with small
body dimensions slip through the openings between the
side rails or through the opening between the side rail
and the mattress support.
– Pay special attention, if the bed is used for the care of
persons with small body dimensions.
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CAUTION!
– Always lower the bed to the lowest position before
leaving the user in the bed unattended.
– When entering or exiting the bed, the height
adjustment should be used. Furthermore, the backrest
can be used as support. However, the thigh- and leg
section must be horizontal, otherwise, there is risk of
overloading of the mattress support.
DANGER!
Risk of injury or damage to property
– Do not roll the castors over the main power cord.
– Do not bring main power cord into moving parts.
– Disconnect the plug from the mains before moving
the bed.
– Make sure that no wires (mains or from other
equipment) are jammed or damaged, when the bed is
used.
– Keep bed components and accessories at least 30 cm
away from a heated surface and not in direct sunlight.
DANGER!
Risk of fire
Use of wrong type of oxygen administering equipment
can result in a fire hazard.
– Use only masked or nasal type oxygen administering
equipment in conjunction with the electric bed.

2.2 Labels and symbols on the product

The product label is placed on the frame of the bed:
Product label
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX
A
XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX
XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXX_XX
Type nr.:
B
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
S/N:
C
XX/XX/XXXX
Date
=xxx kg
Code XXXXXXXXXX
Product name
A
Type number of the bed
B
Serial number
C Date of production
D Manufacturer; Name and Address
E Electrical information. See Chapter Technical Data.
F
Degree of protection. See also Technical data.
Symbols. See explanations in section; Symbols on the
G
product.
Abbreviations
Iin Current in
Uin Voltage in
Int. Intermittency
AC Alternating current
Symbols
All symbols might not be present on all products.
Uin XXXV , AC, XX Hz
Iin max. xA
Product name
Int. max. xx% x min/x min
IPXx
=xxx kg
Max Maximum
min minutes
kg kilogram
A Ampere
Safety
D
E
F
G
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