Safety; General Safety Information - Invacare Soft Tilt User Manual

2 Safety

2.1 General safety information

WARNING!
Compatibility with Invacare® SB 755 beds only
The Soft Tilt is specially designed and must only
be used in conjunction with 85 or 90 cm wide
Invacare® SB 755 beds.
WARNING!
Risk of falling
If the Soft Tilt is used without or with the wrong
side rails, there is a risk for the end-user to fall
out of the bed.
– Never use the Soft Tilt on a bed without side
rails.
– Only use the Soft Tilt in combination with
Invacare side rails listed in 9 Technical Data,
page 21.
– Always make sure the side rail is up in the
opposite site of where the care stuff is placed
OR one care staff is placed on each side of the
bed, when the manual mode is used.
– Always make sure both side rails are up, when
the automatic mode is activated.
WARNING!
Risk of squeezing and/or suffocation
If the side rails are used without a cover or with a
non-breathable cover, there is a risk of squeezing
and/or suffocation for the end-user.
– Always use a breathable cover for the side rails
when using the Soft Tilt.
WARNING!
Risk of falling and/or squeezing
– Always perform a risk assessment of the
end-user's condition and ability of moving.
– Never use the Soft Tilt if the end-user is anxious
or restless.
– Always make sure the end-user is placed in the
middle of the bed and all body parts are on the
mattress before the wings are moved.
– Never leave the end-user unattended when the
manual mode is used.
– The end-user must never get in or out of the
bed while the wings are moved manually or
the automatic mode is activated.
– The hand control must always be used by care
giver.
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WARNING!
Risk of injury or damage to property
Inappropriate handling of cables can cause
electrical shock and product failure.
– Do not kink, shear or otherwise damage the
main power cord.
– 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 cables (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.
Mattresses
WARNING!
Safety aspects regarding combination of side
rails and mattresses:
To get the highest possible safety level, when
using side rails on the bed, the minimum and
maximum measures for mattresses, must be
respected.
– For correct mattress measures see mattress
tables in chapter 9 Technical Data, page 21.
WARNING!
Risk of entrapment and/or suffocation
– The end-user could get trapped and/or
suffocate, if the horizontal space, between the
mattress side and the inside of the side rail,
is too big. Follow the minimum width (and
length) of mattresses in combination with a side
rail, as stated in the mattress table in chapter 9
Technical Data, page 21 .
– Be aware that using very thick or soft
mattresses (low density), or a combination of
these, increases the risk.
WARNING!
Risk of falling
The end-user can fall over the edge and get
seriously injured, if the vertical distance A
between the top of the mattress and the edge
of the side rail/bed end, is too short. See image
above.
– Always keep a minimum distance A of 22 cm
on the side of the wing the user is lying on
(secondary wing elevated to max. 12°).
– Follow the maximum mattress height in
combination with the side rail as stated in the
mattress table in chapter 9 Technical Data,
page 21.
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