Indications - Arjohuntleigh citadel Instructions For Use Manual

Indications

Patient conditions for which the Citadel Patient Therapy System is indicated
are:
• Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers (stages I-IV) in high-risk
patients.
Contraindications
Patient conditions for which the Citadel Patient Therapy System is
contraindicated are:
• Cervical traction
• Unstable vertebral fracture
• Patient weight >227 kg (500 lb)
General Product Information
Citadel Bed Frame System safe working load (SWL).........270 kg (595 lb)
Citadel Patient Therapy System:
Integrated air mattress and air mattress control unit...........43 kg (94.5 lb)
Remaining safe working load of the bed frame .................227 kg (500 lb)
Expected Service Life.........................................................Five years
All accessories added to the system reduce the safe working
load of the frame by the same amount.
The recommended patient height is between 146 cm (58 in) and 190 cm
(75 in). At the discretion of the caregiver, patients taller than 190 cm
(75 in) may be accommodated by extending the frame and mattress. Ensure
that the patient's height does not exceed the in-bed length.
Risks and Precautions
Patient Migration – Specialty surfaces have different shear and support
characteristics than conventional surfaces and may increase the risk of
patient movement, sinking and / or migration into hazardous positions of
entrapment and / or inadvertent bed exit. Monitor patients frequently to guard
against patient entrapment.
Side Rails and Restraints – WARNING: Use or non-use of restraints,
including side rails, can be critical to patient safety. Serious or fatal injury can
result from the use (potential entrapment) or non-use (potential patient falls)
of side rails or other restraints. See related Safety Information section of this
guide.
Skeletal Traction or Unstable Fracture (if not contraindicated) – With
skeletal traction, unstable pelvic fracture or any other unstable fracture
(to the extent not contraindicated), maintain physician directed angle of
articulation and guard against risks of patient migration or inadvertent
deflation of surface.
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