Alarms; Skin Care - Arjohuntleigh Triadyne Proventa User Manual

Alarms

An audible alarm will sound when:
• Patient has exited unit (if bed exit alarm is armed). Press Disarm button on bed exit control panel to
silence bed exit alarm.
• Instaflate or seat deflate features have been activated. Alarm will sound again when feature has been
activated for 20 minutes.
• Main power has been interrupted and battery back-up is activated.
• Side rail is down when rotation is activated.
• Head of unit is elevated over 35° angle and rotation is activated. This includes a combination of Fowler
and Trend angles.
To silence alarm:
• View main control panel or nurse display panel for cause of alarm.
• Disarm bed exit alarm on scale control panel.
• Correct cause of alarm.
Be sure to reactivate the bed exit alarm each time patient returns to the unit.

Skin Care

1. Remove excess moisture and keep skin dry and clean.
2. Maintain proper air pressures in accordance with the Air Pressure Adjustment section in the Patient
Placement chapter of this manual.
3. If arm packs are used, maintain a one-inch (25 mm)
clearance (approximately two fingers' width), between end
of arm packs and patient's axilla, as shown at right.
Never place arm packs snugly against patient's axilla.
Undue pressure on the axilla may result in nerve damage.
4. Monitor skin conditions regularly, particularly in areas where
incontinence and drainage occur or collect, and consider adjunct or alternative therapies for high acuity
patients. Early intervention may be essential to preventing serious skin breakdown.
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