Loading The Cot; Figure 35 - Cot Safety Bar On Safety Hook; Figure 36 - Raising And Folding The Cot; Figure 37 - Loading The Cot - Ferno POWERFlexx User Manual

Loading and Unloading

8.3 Loading the Cot

Loading a cot with a patient on it requires a minimum
of two trained operators working together. Both
operators may stand together at the foot-end corners
of the cot while loading it.
1. Raise the ambulance folding bumper, if present.
2. Raise the cot to its loading attitude (high angled
position). See Cot Height, page 10.
3. Raise the drop frame to the extended position.
4. Roll the cot into the ambulance until both loading
wheels are on the patient compartment floor and
the safety bar passes the safety hook (Figure 35).
5. Both Operators: Lift and hold the foot end of the
cot level with the ambulance floor (Figure 36).
6. Control Operator: Press and hold the blue
LOWER/LOAD touch pad to fold the cot.
7. Both Operators: Push the cot completely into the
ambulance (Figure 37) and secure the cot in the
cot fastener.
Important
If the ambulance is parked on an uneven
surface, the operators (and any helpers) may
need to lift the cot higher than normal to allow
the legs to extend fully.
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Figure 35 - Cot Safety Bar on Safety Hook

Left = Load

Figure 36 - Raising and Folding the Cot

Figure 37 - Loading the Cot

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