Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetyinformation
WARNING!
Riskofentrapment/suffocation
There’sariskofentrapment/suffocationbetween
mattresssupport,siderailandbedendorbetween
movingpartsandobjectsplacednearbythebed.
–Thebedmustnotbeusedbypersonsunder12years
ofage,orbypersonswithabodysizeequivalenttoan
average12yearsoldorsmaller.
–Thebed,incombinationwithsiderailsmustnotbe
usedbypersonshavingaphysicalsizelessthan146
cm,aweightlessthan40kgorabodymassindex
(BMI)lessthan17.
–Duetomattresscompression,anincreasedriskmay
occurovertime.Periodicallymonitorgapsbetween
thebed,mattressand/orsiderail.Replacemattressif
thegapsmayleadtoentrapment.
WARNING!
Riskofslippingthroughtheopenings
Thebedfulfilsallrequirementsregardingmaximum
distances.However,itispossiblethatpersonswithsmall
bodydimensionsslipthroughtheopeningsbetweenthe
siderailsorthroughtheopeningbetweenthesiderail
andthemattresssupport.
–Payspecialattention,ifthebedisusedforthecareof
personswithsmallbodydimensions.
WARNING!
Riskduetoelectromagneticinterference
Electromagneticinterferencebetweenthebedandother
electricalproductscanoccur.
–Toreduceoreliminatesuchelectromagnetic
interference,increasethedistancebetweenthebed
andtheproductsorswitchthemoff.
Thismedicalbedcanbeusedtogetherwith
medicalelectricalequipmentconnectedtotheheart
(intracardially)orbloodvessels(intravascularly)provided
thatfollowingpointsarerespected:
–Thebedshouldbeequippedwithmeansforpotential
equalizationconnectionmarkedoutbyasymbol
showninthebackofthismanual.
–Medicalelectricalequipmentshouldnotbefixedon
thebed’smetallicaccessoriessuchassiderails,lifting
pole,driprod,bedends,etc.
–Themedicalelectricalequipmentpowersupplycord
shouldbekeptclearoftheaccessoriesoranyother
movingpartsofthebed.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamagetoproperty
–Donotrollthecastorsoverthemainpowercord.
–Donotbringmainpowercordintomovingparts.
–Disconnecttheplugfromthemainsbeforemoving
thebed.
–Makesurethatnowires(mainsorfromother
equipment)arejammedordamaged,whenthebedis
used.
–Keepbedcomponentsandaccessoriesatleast30cm
awayfromaheatedsurfaceandnotindirectsunlight.
CAUTION!
Thereisariskofentrapmentoffingersinthebedmoving
parts.
–Payattentiontoyourfingers.
CAUTION!
–Forauserenteringorexitingthebed,alwayslower
thebedtoanappropriateheight.Thebackrestcan
beusedasasupport.Makesure,thethigh-andleg
sectionishorizontaltoavoidoverloadingthemattress
support.
–Alwayslowerthebedtothelowestpositionbefore
leavingthepatientinthebedunattended.
–Makesurethatthereisnothingunder,over,ornear
thebedthatcanobstructtheheightadjustment,like
forexamplefurniture,liftsorwindowframes.
2.2Mattresses
WARNING!
Safetyaspectsregardingcombinationofsiderails
andmattresses:
Togetthehighestpossiblesafetylevel,whenusingside
railsonthebed,theminimumandmaximummeasures
formattresses,mustberespected.
–Forcorrectmattressmeasuresseemattresstablein
chapter7Technicaldata,page16.
WARNING!
Riskofentrapmentand/orsuffocation
–Theusercouldgettrappedand/orsuffocate,ifthe
horizontalspace,betweenthemattresssideandthe
insideofthesiderail,istoobig.Followtheminimum
width(andlength)ofmattressesincombinationwith
asiderail,asstatedinthemattresstableinchapter
7Technicaldata,page16
.
–Beawarethatusingverythickorsoftmattresses(low
density),oracombinationofthese,increasestherisk.
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
Theusercanfallovertheedgeandgetseriouslyinjured,
iftheverticaldistanceAbetweenthetopofthemattress
andtheedgeofthesiderail/bedend,istooshort.See
imageabove.
–AlwayskeepaminimumdistanceAof22cm.
–Followthemaximummattressheightincombination
withthesiderailasstatedinthemattresstablein
chapter7Technicaldata,page16
.
2.3Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct
2.3.1Productlabel
Product name
YYYY-MM
= xxx kg
Invacare Portugal, Lda
Rua Estrada Velha 949
4465-784 Leça do Balio, Portugal
XXXXXX XXXXX_XX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXX XX XX XX X
XXX XXX XX XX XX X
XXX XXX XX XX XX X
XXX XXX XX XX XX X
XXX XXX XX XX XX X
EN 60601-2-52
= xxx kg
1556305-F5