Bed Frame Features
Hillrom Progressa ICU Hospital Bed Instructions for Use (171528 REV 15) 59
Transport Handles
Caution—Do not push or pull the bed by IV poles or other equipment. Use the transport handles or
footboard. Failure to do so can cause equipment damage.
Transport Position
To help prevent injury and/or equipment damage, obey these warnings:
• Warning—Do not transport a patient with the bed in a FullChair position, Chair Egress
position, or Dining Chair position.
• Warning—Do not push or pull the bed by the IV poles.
• Warning—If applicable, put the caregiver pendant on the patient side of the footboard or the
patient side of the intermediate siderail when the bed is in transport, see below.
• Warning—Before you move the bed, make sure the communication cable is unplugged and
stored correctly.
Transport handles are provided at the head end of the bed. The
handles provide the caregiver easy-to-grasp grips for steering
and positioning the bed.
To Use:
1. Raise the handles from the stowed position.
2. Lower the handles into the bed frame.
To Stow:
1. Pull the handles upward from the bed frame.
2. Lower the handles inward toward the center of the bed until
they stop moving.