Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetyinformation
Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafety
informationaboutyourproduct.Forspecicsafety
information,refertotheappropriatesectionofthemanual
andprocedureswithinthatsection.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutrstcompletelyreading
andunderstandingtheseinstructionsandany
additionalinstructionalmaterialsuchasuser
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwith
thisproductoroptionalequipment.Ifyouare
unabletounderstandthewarnings,cautionsor
instructions,contactahealthcareprofessional,
Invacareproviderorqualiedtechnicianbefore
attemptingtousethisproduct.
–Donotmakeanyunauthorizedalterationsor
modicationstotheproduct.
WARNING!
Riskofentrapment/suffocation
There’sariskofentrapment/suffocation
betweenmattresssupport,siderailandbedend
orbetweenmovingpartsandobjectsplaced
nearbythebed.
–Thebedmustnotbeusedbypersonsunder12
yearsofage,orbypersonswithabodysize
equivalenttoanaverage12yearsoldorsmaller.
–Thebed,incombinationwithsiderailsmust
notbeusedbypersonshavingaphysicalsize
lessthan146cm,aweightlessthan40kgora
bodymassindex(BMI)lessthan17.
–Duetomattresscompression,anincreased
riskmayoccurovertime.Periodicallymonitor
gapsbetweenthebed,mattressand/orside
rail.Replacemattressifthegapsmayleadto
entrapment.
WARNING!
Riskofslippingthroughtheopenings
Thebedfullsallrequirementsregarding
maximumdistances.However,itispossible
thatpersonswithsmallbodydimensionsslip
throughtheopeningsbetweenthesiderailsor
throughtheopeningbetweenthesiderailand
themattresssupport.
–Payspecialattention,ifthebedisusedforthe
careofpersonswithsmallbodydimensions.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Inappropriatehandlingofcables,incorrect
connectionsanduseofunauthorizedequipment
cancauseelectricalshockandproductfailure.
–Donotkink,shearorotherwisedamagethe
cablesoftheproduct.
–Makesurethatnocablesarejammedor
damaged,whentheproductisused.
–Disconnecttheplugfromthemainsbefore
movingthebed.
–Makesurethewiringiscorrectandconnections
areproper .
–Donotuseunauthorizedequipment.
WARNING!
Riskoftripping,entanglementorstrangulation
Improperroutingofcablesmaycausetripping,
entanglementorstrangulationhazard.
–Ensureallcablesareroutedandsecured
properly.
–Ensuretherearenoloopsofexcesscable
extendingawayfromtheproduct.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Ignitionsourcescancauseburnsorre.
–Bedmustbeplacedwithasafetyspacefrom
possibleignitionsources(heater,replace,etc.)
–Thepatientandassistantsmustnotsmoke
whileusingoroperatingthebed.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Toavoidinjuryordamagewhenoperatingthe
product:
–Closesupervisionisnecessarywhentheproduct
isusednearchildrenorpets.
–Donotletchildrenplaywiththeproduct.
CAUTION!
–Forapersonenteringorexitingthebed,always
lowerthebedtoanappropriateheight.The
backrestcanbeusedasasupport.Makesure,
thethigh-andlegsectionishorizontaltoavoid
overloadingthemattresssupport.
–Alwayslowerthebedtothelowestposition
beforeleavingapersoninthebedunattended.
–Makesurethatthereisnothingunder,over,
ornearthebedthatcanobstructtheheight
adjustment,likeforexamplefurniture,liftsor
windowframes.
CAUTION!
Non-originalorwrongaccessoriesmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
–Onlyuseoriginalaccessoriesfortheproduct
inuse.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable
accessoriesorcontactyourlocalInvacare
representative.Seeaddressesattheendof
thisdocument.
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