Caregiver Siderail Controls
Hillrom Progressa ICU Hospital Bed Instructions for Use (171528 REV 15) 13
BRAKE NOT SET ALERT
The Brake Not Set is an audible and visual alert. The alert
will sound, and a message will show on the GCI screen,
when the bed is connected to an AC power source and the
brake is not set.
CAREGIVER SIDERAIL CONTROLS
RAISE AND LOWER THE SIDERAILS
Warning—Evaluate patients for entrapment risk according to facility protocol, and monitor patients
appropriately. Make sure that all siderails are fully latched when in the raised position. Failure to do
either of these could cause serious injury or death.
Siderails may service as a benefit to provide bed exit assist and access to caregiver interface and patient
controls. The use of siderails also may provide a sense of security. Siderails should always be in the
upright and latched position when the bed is in the chair position. The use of siderails in the bed
position should be determined according to patient need after accessing any risk factors according to
the facility protocols for safe positioning.
When raising the siderails, a click indicates that the siderails are completely raised and locked in place.
Once the click is heard, gently pull on the siderail to make sure the siderail is latched in position.
Siderails are intended to be a reminder to the patient of the bed’s edges, not a patient-restraining
device. When appropriate, Baxter recommends that medical personnel determine the proper methods
necessary to make sure a patient remains safely in bed.
Siderails in the raised position are intended to make the patient aware of the proximity of the edge of
the sleep surface.
Siderails in the down position, below the patient surface, facilitates a patient's entry or exit from the
bed. This design feature also facilitates unobstructed access to the patient.
To help prevent injury and/or equipment damage, obey these warnings:
• Warning—Instruct visitors not to use caregiver controls at any time. Visitors may assist
patients in the use of patient controls.
• Warning—If the bed fails to respond to user inputs,
unplug it and have it serviced.
This section describes the siderail controls of the bed that are
intended to be used by the caregiver. Not all controls listed are
present on all beds.
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