Folding The Cot With A Patient; Empty Cot - Folding/Unfolding With One Operator; Figure 27 - Preparing To Fold The Cot With; Figure 28 - Preparing To Fold The Empty Cot - Ferno 28-Z PROFlexx User Manual

Model 28-Z PROFlexx
6.4 Folding the Cot
With a Patient
It is rarely necessary to fold the cot with the patient on
it, but if this situation does arise, the operators will
require a third person as a helper.
To fold the cot with a patient on it:
1. Assisting Operator: Fasten patient restraints.
2. Both Operators: Stand facing each other at
opposite ends of the cot with hands in the lifting
position.
3. Helper: Stand beside the cot near the head end
and place your foot firmly against the nearest
transport wheel, as in Figure 27, to prevent the
undercarriage from moving forward when the
operators begin folding it.
4. Both Operators and Helper: Both operators lift
the weight of the cot slightly off the wheels, then
the foot-end operator squeezes the undercarriage
control handle and the operators move the cot
slightly toward the head-end operator.
As soon as the undercarriage begins to fold, the
helper steps away from the cot.
The operators continue lowering the cot until the
undercarriage is completely folded.
6.5 Empty Cot - Folding/Unfolding
With One Operator
When there is no patient on the cot, it can be folded
and unfolded by one operator.
To fold the empty cot:
1. Tip the cot onto its loading wheels (Figure 28).
2. Grasp the foot-end corners of the main frame,
squeeze the undercarriage control handle, and
lower the cot until the undercarriage is completely
folded.
To unfold the empty cot:
1. Grasp the corners of the foot-end main frame and
raise the foot end of the cot until the cot tips onto
its loading wheels and the undercarriage unfolds
completely and locks into place.
2. Tip the cot back onto all four transport wheels.
© Ferno-Washington, Inc. 234-3356-00 August 2006
Chair Cot
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Figure 27 - Preparing to Fold the Cot
With a Patient
Important
Both operators should expect, and be prepared
to control, the normal downward movement of
the cot that occurs when the control handle is
squeezed.

Figure 28 - Preparing to Fold the Empty Cot

Using the Cot
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