Drive 15005L - User Supervision and FDA Guidelines

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WARNINGS
The March 2006 version of the FDA’s bed safety guidelines are published by Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup.
The latest revision of this document is available at http://www.fda.gov.
If the unit is not working properly, call a qualied technician to examine the unit and repair it.
Drive Medical products are specically designed and manufactured for use in conjunction with Drive Medical
accessories. Accessories designed by other manufacturers have not been tested by Drive Medical and are not
recommended for use with Drive Medical products.
Keep all moving parts, including the main frame, mattress deck (head and foot springs/sections) and all drive
shafts free of obstruction (i.e. blankets/sheets, heating blankets/pads, tubing, wiring, etc. and other types of
products using electric cords which may get tangled around the bed, side rails or legs) during operation of the
bed.
Keep the product a minimum of 12 inches away from any direct heat source.
Make sure head and foot springs/sections are connected securely to the universal bed ends before use.
Physically challenged individuals who cannot prevent themselves from rolling/climbing out of the this bed may
require alternative safe means of restraint.
Procedures other than those described in this manual must be performed by a qualied technician.
Risk of injury to persons - DO NOT place video equipment such as televisions or computer monitors on bed.
NEVER allow patients to use trapeze or traction units as a total individual weight support.
Trapeze units are to be used only for assisting the patient in repositioning or transferring into or out of bed.
Trapeze units must be positioned on a universal bed end as near as possible to the center point of the bed
end.
The bed is not designed to be used as a patient transport. When transporting a patient, use an approved pa-
tient transport. Otherwise, injury or damage may result.
The bed may be equipped with locking casters. When transferring into or out of the bed, always lock the lock-
ing caster(s). Inspect for correct locking action on caster locks before using bed. Even with casters properly
locked, some ooring surfaces such as tile or wood, will allow the bed to move under some conditions. Use on
surfaces such as these must be evaluated by the care provider.
The initial set up of this bed must be performed by a qualied technician.