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7A10646900A7
PK-8000 Series
Emergency Stretcher
Thank you for purchasing the PK-8000 Series Stretcher.
This instruction manual describes precautions and how to safely use and operate
the stretcher.
●Before using this stretcher, please read this instruction manual
to fully understand the safe and proper operating procedures.
●The correct operating procedures should be explained not
only to the persons using the stretcher but also to caregivers.
●After reading this instruction manual, store it where it can be
easily accessed for later reference.
●Users and/or carers are requested to report information about
any serious incident related to this stretcher that occurs within
the EU to the manufacturer and the regulating authority of the
member country of residence. 'Serious incident' means any
incident that directly or indirectly led, might have led or
might lead to any of the following:
a) The death of a user, carer or other person.
b) The temporary or permanent serious deterioration of a
user's, carer's or other person's state of health.
c) A serious public health threat.
●Values in the specification such as working range, dimensions, angles
and mass are subject to normal manufacturing tolerances. Beside some
exemptions, display purpose words such as "approximately", "about"
etc. are omitted.
●The actual product purchased may differ from detailed
descriptions given in this instruction manual due to
product improvements.
●For any queries, please feel free to directly contact your
distributor.
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- Page 1 PK-8000 Series Emergency Stretcher 7A10646900A7 Thank you for purchasing the PK-8000 Series Stretcher. This instruction manual describes precautions and how to safely use and operate the stretcher. ●Before using this stretcher, please read this instruction manual to fully understand the safe and proper operating procedures.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
INTENDED USE / PART NAMES ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．2-3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．4-17 INSTALLATION ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．18 OPERATION OVERVIEW ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．19-20 OPERATION PROCEDURES 1. Back raising ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．21 2. Knee raising (PK-8 B only) ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．22 3. Height adjustment ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．23 4. Tilting ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．24 5. Casters ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．25-26 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．27 6. Restraint belt ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．28-30 7. - Page 3 ■This stretcher is intended to be used when transporting patients or taking X-rays of patients at medical facilities. ※Please refer to the 「SPECIFICATION」 for the target patient groups and the intended users. 【Transfer Board Type】 p.21 p.22 p.21 p.28-30 Back-raising lever Back section base Transfer board Knee section base...
- Page 4 【Collapsible Side-Rail Type】 p.31 Collapsible side-rail p.36 Urine bag hook 【PK-8131B】 p.34 p.34 p.35 Knob bolt X-ray cassette tray X-ray cassette tray...
- Page 5 ■Be sure to read these safety precautions before hand to ensure proper usage. ●The safety precautions described here are intended to ensure safe use of the product and prevent personal injury and property damage. Precautions are classified as "WARNING" , "PROHIBITED"...
- Page 6 [Safety label] ●Precautions requiring special attention by persons using the stretcher are affixed as pictured in the figure. ●If the safety label is removed or defaced, replace it with a new one obtained from your distributor. 3A10083600A0 3A10147400A0 3F07459400A0 3F07459500A0...
- Page 7 ■Be careful with gaps ●There are gaps in this stretcher, trasnfer board and collapsible side-rail. When any part of the body (especially the head or neck) enters the gap, the patient might not be able to withdraw, and there is a risk of injury. ●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot maintain their posture independently.
- Page 8 ■Do not operate the stretcher with a body part placed in the gap. ●If the stretcher is operated with a body part placed in the gap, the part may get caught, resulting in injury. ●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot maintain their posture independently.
- Page 9 ■Make sure that there is nothing in the accessories attachment holes, when mounting the optional items. ●If there are obstacles in the accessories attachment holes, you cannot mount the optional items, and the patient may fall off the stretcher or get caught in the gap, resulting in injury.
- Page 10 ■Do not perform any angle adjustment when the patient is lying face down or on their side (in any posture other than lying face up). ●There is a risk of injury caused by extending the joints backward. ■Lock the casters at all times except when moving the stretcher. ●The stretcher may move when a patient gets into or out of the stretcher, resulting in an unexpected injury.
- Page 11 (including mattresses) specified by Paramount Bed. ●For options directly attached to the stretcher such as mattresses or foot board, use suitable product specified by Paramount Bed. Using other products may create unintended gaps, cause interference between products, or lower the product safety, which may result in injury or operational failure.
- Page 12 ■Pay attention to prevent the clothes from tangling in the stretcher. ●The patient may fall off the stretcher when getting on or off the stretcher, resulting in injury. ●If you operating the strether when the clothes tangle in the strether, the clothes are plucked, resulting in injury.
- Page 13 ■Do not allow the stretcher to be operated by a child aged 12 or under, or someone deemed incapable of comprehending the operation of the stretcher. ●There is a risk of unexpected injury by mistake. ■Do not use the stretcher for infants or small children. ●This stretcher is not designed for infants or small children.
- Page 14 ■The stretcher should not be used by two or more persons. ●This stretcher is designed for use by one person. When used by two or more persons, the bed could be damaged, resulting injury. User's maximum weight is 174kg. If a physician, nurse, or caregiver needs to get on the stretcher for a short time, confirm the following conditions before hand.
- Page 15 ■Do not place the stretcher on the inclination which angle is 5 degree or more. ●The stretcher may tip over, resulting in an injury. ■Do not use the mattress when the fastener is open. ●If liquid get inside of the mattress from fastener, urethane foam may deteriorate. ■Do not place something cold (ex.
- Page 16 PK-80**B (Transfer Board Type) Only ■Do not move the stretcher with the transfer boards locked in the horizontal level position. ●The patient may fall off, the stretcher may tip over, or the patient's hand may hit the wall, resulting in an injury. ■Do not transfer a patient to a bed with the transfer boards locked in the horizontal level position.
- Page 17 ■When performing the height adjustment or inclination angle adjustment, pay attention not to hit the wall, beam, or power outlet on the wall. ●The stretcher or wall may be damaged or deformed. Make sure that the stretcher does not hit the wall, beam, or power outlet during the height adjustment or inclination angle adjustment.
- Page 18 ■The angle of the leg section base must be adjusted by at least two persons from both sides of the stretcher. (PK-8*2*B only) ●If only one person attempts to adjust the angle, the person may get caught between the leg section base and main frame, resulting in injury.
- Page 19 ■To avoid possible malfunctions, do not install the stretcher in the following locations. ●Locations expose to direct sunlight ●Locations near heat sources such as a stove or heater ●Locations which is heavily electrically charged such as near an MRI. ●Locations that has a high oxygen level ●Locations exposed to excessive amounts of water vapor or oil vapor ●Locations that tend to be exposed to high temperatures, high humidity, low temperatures or dry conditions...
- Page 20 ●The back section base can be manually to 90 adjusted from an angle 0°to 90°. (see p.21) ●The knee section base can be manually adjusted from an angle 0°to 30°. (see p.22) to 30 ●The stretcher height can be adjusted from 56cm to 89cm, measured from the floor to the mattress base.
- Page 21 ●The stretcher head end can be lowered to an angle of 18°. (see p.24) 0°to 18° ●The stretcher foot end can be lowered to an angle of -18°. (see p.24) 0°to -18° ※PK-8021B/8022B/8121B only ■The angle of the leg section base can be manually adjusted in two levels.Normally, the leg section base stay is at position (A).
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Page 22: Back Raising ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．21
1.Back raising ●Make sure that a body part (especially head or neck) is not placed in the gap between the back section base and the frame when operating the back-raising lever. The part may get caught, resulting in injury. ●Make sure the casters are locked whenever a back section base operation is performed. There is a risk of injury to the patient if the stretcher moves during a back section base operation. -
Page 23: Knee Raising
2. Knee raising (PK-8*2*B only) ●Make sure that a body part (especially head or neck) is not placed in the gap between the back section base and the frame when operating the knee-raising handle. The part may get caught, resulting in injury. ●Make sure the casters are locked whenever a knee section base operation is performed. -
Page 24: Height Adjustment ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．23
3. Height adjustment ●Make sure the casters are locked whenever the stretcher height operation is performed. There is a risk of injury to the patient if the stretcher moves during the stretcher height operation. ■The stretcher height can be adjusted by operating the pedals. [Raising the stretcher height] ●Depress the Height up pedal repeatedly. -
Page 25: Tilting
4. Tilting (Trendelenburg / Reverse Trendelenburg) ●Make sure the casters are locked whenever the stretcher tilting operation is performed. There is a risk of injury to the patient if the stretcher moves during the stretcher tilting operation. ●Make sure to attach the mattress to the mattress base, fasten the restraint belts to the patient and monitor the patient whenever the stretcher tilting operation is performed. -
Page 26: Casters ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．25-26
5. Casters ●Lock the casters at all times except when moving the stretcher. The patient may be injured getting on or off the stretcher should it move. ■Any one of the four pedals provided at each corner of the base frame (above the casters) can be used to switch the following three status. - Page 27 ■Center wheel system ●Moving the center wheel located at the center of the stretcher to be in contact with floor improves cornering, tracking, and allowing stable steering of the stretcher. [When the center wheel is ON] Green ●Depress the caster operation pedal (green) sets the center wheel to ON for better cornering, tracking, and steering.This mode is convenient for moving over relatively long distances, such as...
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Page 28: Restraint Belt ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．27
6. Restraint belt ●Do not perform the stretcher operation such as raising the back or knee section base with a restraint belt attached. The patient's body may be squeezed resuting in injury or the stretcher may get damaged or deformed. ●Fasten the restraint belts and make sure there is no slack. -
Page 29: Transfer Board
7. Transfer board (PK-80**B only) ●After raising the transfer boards or locking them in the horizontal level position, use the safety lock and confirm that they are properly locked (green shows in the indicator window). If they are not locked properly (red shows in the indicator window), the transfer boards may lower and patient may fall off and get injured. - Page 30 ■To lock the transfer board in a horizontal level position (when using as an arm table) [Locking the transfer board in a horizontal level position when it is up] ①Release the safety lock and lower the transfer board in a horizontal level position while lifting the lug. (see in p.28) ②Move the transfer board in the direction shown by the...
- Page 31 ●When operating the transfer board, prevent the tube (drain) from getting caught in part (A) in the figure to the left. If the tube (drain) gets caught, it may break. ●Do not operate the transfer board while placing fingers on part (A) in the figure to the left.
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Page 32: Collapsible Side-Rail
9. Collapsible side-rail (PK-81**B only) ■Collapsible side-rail can be used to protect a patient on the stretcher from falling off . [To raise] (to use the collapsible side-rail) ● When the top bar of the collapsed side-rail is lifted, the stopper automatically locks the side rail. -
Page 33: Transport Handle ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．32
10. Transport handle ■Transport handles are attached at the head end. (PK-8**1B) Transport handle ①Pull up ①Pull up ②Insert ②Insert Fastening groove Fastening groove [Using the transport handles] ①Pull up the transport handles at both sides. ②Slowly lower them into the fastening grooves. ②Fold down ②Fold down ①Pull up... -
Page 34: X-Ray Imaging
11. X-ray imaging (using C-arm; PK-8*1*B/8*2*B only) ■The C-arm enables X-ray TV imaging to be performed in the shaded area in the following illustration. ●Please note that the part of the bed <PK-8*1*B> frame marked ① will appear in the X- ray. -
Page 35: X-Ray Imaging
12. X-ray imaging (using X-ray casette; PK-8*3*B only) ■X-ray imaging using the cassette-based system can be performed within the range indicated by the shaded area in the diagram below. ■Imaging can be performed with the back-section base in either raised or horizontal position. ■Both of back and foot section using cassette which can be perform X-Ray. - Page 36 [Setting the cassette (How setting to leg section)] Confirm the imaging part and the cassette size, Cassette tray adjuster and insert the cassette into between the bases, and move the cassette to proper position. Handle ●To set the cassette tray in the Leg section, use the cassette tray adjuster installed in the main unit.
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Page 37: 13. Urine Bag Hook
13. Urine bag hook PK-80**B (Transfer Board Type) Only ■The stretcher is equipped with urine bag hooks under the transfer boards. They can be used to hang articles such as urine collection bags. ■Hooks can be attached in some different positions. Attach them according to the position or length of the tube. -
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●Be sure to use the suitable mattress specified by Paramount Bed. Using other mattresses may create unintended gaps, cause interference between products, or lower the product safety, which may result in injury or operational failure. - Page 39 (PK-80**B only) ●The patient should be transfered by at least two persons for safety. [To transfer a patient from a bed to the stretcher] Bed siderail A: Return the caster operation pedal of the stretcher to the horizontal position. B: Lower the transfer board and the side rail of the bed.
- Page 40 Be sure to firmly secure the patient with the front and back restraint belts. (See p.27) Return the caster operation pedal to the horizontal position to unlock the casters, move the stretcher slightly away from the bed, and raise the transfer board.
- Page 41 ●The patient should be transfered by at least two persons for safety. [To transfer a patient from the stretcher to a bed] Return the caster operation pedal to the horizontal Transfer board position, place the stretcher by the bed, and depress the caster operation pedal (red) of the stretcher to lock the casters.
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Page 42: Suitable Products
●Suitable products may be changed due to specification changes or combinations. In addition, some suitable products may not be listed in the table due to new release or discontinuation of sales. For any queries on suitable products, contact Paramount Bed (see p.56 ) or your distributor. -
Page 43: Suitable Products Table ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．41
SUITABLE PRODUCTS 2. Oxygen cylinder holder (PC-5041) This oxygen cylinder holder is made for attaching to the medical device to use the oxygen cylinder. ●Attach the oxygen cylinder holder to one of the four accessories attachment holes. If it is attached to a hole other than the accessories attachment holes, there is a risk of an injury by the oxygen cylinder holder falling, or a risk of malfunction of the oxygen cylinder holder or the stretcher. - Page 44 SUITABLE PRODUCTS 3. IV Pole (KC-56A/KC-56B/EC-562) This IV pole is designed to be attached to the medical device when giving an intravenous drip to a patient. ●Do not move the stretcher with holding the IV pole. The IV pole may break, resulting in an injury.
- Page 45 SUITABLE PRODUCTS 4. Footboard with writing table (KC-860) This writing table is designed to be attached to the PK-8000 series to write on the table. ●Remove any object on the table to prevent the object from falling off when moving the stretcher.
- Page 46 ■The symbols below are used for the product. Symbol Description Symbol Description ●Do not place an object ●CE mark weighing 10 kg or more on the transfer board ●Prohibited ●The safety lock is locked ●Warning ●The safety lock is released ●...
- Page 47 ■The symbols below are used for the product. Symbol Description Symbol Description ●Do not transport a patient with ●Do not get a tube caught the transfer board locked in the horizontal level position ●When transporting a patient, be ●Do not sit down on the end of sure to fasten the restraint belts the stretcher.
- Page 48 ■For safety in use, inspect the product regularly, at least once a year. The product exhibits wear and deterioration according to the frequency and conditions of use. Inspect for loose parts, the operation of moving parts on the stretcher, and the presence of damage regularly. When an irregularity has been noticed or when a detailed inspection is desired, contact your distributor.
- Page 49 〈Lubrication (if there is abnormal noise)〉 ●Lubrication is needed if there is abnormal noise. Please feel free to contact your distributor to be lubricated. ●The water adhesion to the stretcher or the mattress, or moisture may cause corrosion, abnormal noise or contamination. If water adhere to the stretcher or the mattress, wipe off immediately.
- Page 50 ③ Disinfect the mattress by using disinfectant. 0.1%-0.5% sodium hypochlorite (e.g. Purelox) For other specified disinfectants, contact Paramount Bed or your distributor. ④Leave the mattress to dry out naturally on the stretcher or in another location. However, do not dry in the sun.
- Page 51 ■Problems may not always indicate faults. Check the following once again before requesting repair. ■If the problem persists after taking corrective actions, stop using the stretcher immediately, and contact your distributor for repair. ■Stretcher damaged in earthquakes, fires, floods or other incidents must be inspected and repaired by your distributor.
- Page 52 LONG-TERM STORAGE AND DISPOSAL Long-term storage ■The following precautions should be noted when the stretcher is not in use for extended periods of time. 1. Lay the back section base flat. ※If you use PK-8021B/8121B, lay the knee-section base flat too. 2.
- Page 53 Surface material PVC leather (*3) Core material Urethane foam 8 years (based on Paramount bed data), excluding consumable item such as Service life casters *1) The mattress base height indicates the height from the floor to the mattress base surface.
- Page 54 Surface material PVC leather (*3) Core material Urethane foam 8 years (based on Paramount bed data), excluding consumable item such as Service life casters *1) The mattress base height indicates the height from the floor to the mattress base surface.
- Page 55 Surface material PVC leather (*3) Core material Urethane foam 8 years (based on Paramount bed data), excluding consumable item such as Service life casters *1) The mattress base height indicates the height from the floor to the mattress base surface.
- Page 56 Essential performance Function to support and transfer body af a patient. Frequently used functions Caster lock/unlock, transferring, change of transfer board position. Classification and Standards The emergency stretcher described in this instruction manual is designed and manufactured according to the following equipment classification and standards. ・Classification as Medical Device in Europe : Class 1 ・Safety standards applied...
- Page 57 Mattress, casters, the rubber of operation pedals, hydraulic cylinders and gas spring are consumable parts. 2.Minimum stock availability period Paramount Bed keeps replacement parts (necessary to maintain stretcher performance) in stock for at least 8 years after the discontinuation of production. 3.Questions regarding after-sales service For any queries, please feel free to contact your distributor or to the following address.
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