Safety
DANGER!
RiskOfDeath,Injury,OrDamage
Toavoidentrapment,productdamage,and/or
personalinjury:
–Whenusedwithamanual/electricbed,the
bedrailsDONOTfallunderanyweight
limitations.Bedrailscanbedeformedor
brokenifexcessivesidepressureisexerted
onthebedrails.Thesebedrailsareusedfor
thepurposeofpreventinganindividualfrom
inadvertentlyrollingoutofbed.Thebedrails
arenotintendednormaybeusedforrestraint
purposes.Ifanindividualiscapableofinjuring
himself/herself,aphysicianorahealthcare
professionalshouldbeconsultedforalternative
meansofsaferestraint.
–Afterraising/loweringthehead/footendofthe
electricbed,checkthedistancebetweenthe
bottomofthebedrailandthemattress.If
thereisexcessivedistancebetweenthebottom
ofthebedrailandthemattressinwhich
individualsmaybecomeentangled,adjustthe
heightofthebedrail(ifapplicable),orprovide
alternativemeansofpatientprotection.
–DONOTusethesiderailsaspushhandlesfor
movingtheelectricbed.
–Replacementmattressesandbedsiderails
withdimensionsdifferentfromtheoriginal
equipmentsuppliedorspeciedbythebed
framemanufacturerarenotinterchangeable.
Variationsinbedsideraildesign,widthand
thicknessorrmnessofthemattresscould
cause/contributetoentrapment.
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage
Toavoidinjuryordamagefrommisuseor
entrapment:
–Properpatientassessmentandmonitoring,and
propermaintenanceanduseofequipment
isrequiredtoreducetheriskofentrapment.
Variationsinbedraildimensionsandmattress
thickness,sizeordensitycouldincreasethe
riskofentrapment.VisittheFDAwebsite
athttp://www.fda.govtolearnaboutthe
risksofentrapment.Review“AGuidetoBed
Safety”,publishedbytheHospitalBedSafety
Workgroup.Usethelinklocatedundereach
bedrailproductentrytoaccessthisbedsafety
guide.
–Refertotheusermanualsforbedsandrailsfor
additionalproductandsafetyinformation.
–Patiententrapmentfromtheuseofbed
siderailsmaycauseinjuryordeath.The
InvacaremattressMUSTtrmlyagainstthe
bedframeANDbedsiderailstoprevent
patiententrapment.Followthemanufacturer’s
instructions.Monitorpatientfrequently.Read
andunderstandtheUserManualpriortousing
thisequipment.Invacaremanualsareavailable
atwww.invacare.comoryourdealer .
–Anincreasedriskofpatiententrapmentmay
occurovertimeduetomattresscompression.
Periodicallymonitorgapsbetweenthebed,
mattress,and/orbedrail.Wheregapsoccur,
patiententrapmentispossibleandthemattress
shouldbereplaced.
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