Belmont CLESTA II CHAIR Instructions For Use Manual page 15

2 Safety Consideration
Use and maintenance
of the product
WARNING
Precautions for getting on and off the product.
When the patient gets on or off the chair, the chair should always be at
entry/exit position,which is the lowest position with the backrest fully raised.
Before moving a patient from a wheelchair to the product or vice versa,
ensure that no obstacles (e.g., foot controllers) are situated around the
wheelchair or the caregiver.
Contact of the feet or the wheelchair castors with obstacles (such as foot
controllers) may cause injury or damage to peripheraldevices.
When the patient is moved from a wheelchair to the product or vice versa,
he/she must be carefully monitored to prevent falling.
If the patient has to get off the product at a position other than the designat-
ed position for getting on and off the product due to power failure or in the
event of an emergency, he/she must be carefully monitored to prevent falling.
Precautions when raising/lowering the backrest
Before lowering the backrest, ensure that the patient's arm or hand is not
sandwiched between the backrest and the seat.
Before raising the backrest, ensure that the patient's arm or hand is not
sandwiched between the backrest and the armrest.
Precautions for operating the chair and automatic operation
Before and during the chair operation, pay close attention to the operation
range (seat raising/lowering direction and backrest lowering/raising direction),
and ensure that the chair does not contact any body parts, hands or feet, or
objects.
Before operating the chair, ensure that the patient is sitting in the correct
position, and keep your eyes on him/her when the chair is in use.
Precautions when using the headrest (manual)
During the headrest operation, ensure that your hands, fingers, or hair do not
become caught in the control lever and are not sandwiched between the
headrest and the backrest.
Pay close attention to a patient who has a cardiac pacemaker
or defibrillator implanted.
If any abnormality occurs, immediately turn off the main switch (or the
main switch of the unit) and discontinue use of the product.
The product may affect the function of the pacemaker or
defibrillator, leading to an accident.