Hillrom Affinity 4 - Patient Positioning for Labor and Birth

Point-of-Care® Bed Controls
12 Affinity® 4 Birthing Bed Instructions for Use (USR025 REV 13)
Head Section
The Head Up/Down controls located on both siderails enable you to raise or
lower the head section of the bed. The head section can be raised to any
angle of inclination up to 63°.
To raise—press and hold the Head Up control to raise the head section of
the bed.
To lower—press and hold the Head Down control to lower the head section
of the bed.
NOTE:
The Head Up/Down and Bed Up/Down functions will not work at the same
time. If you press the Head Up and Bed Up control, the bed will raise until you release the Bed Up
control.
Nurse Call (Optional)
On beds equipped with the optional nurse call feature, use the Nurse Call control to
place a call to the nurse call system. Above the Nurse Call control, the Call
indicator light illuminates and flashes on the patient’s siderail controls, indicating a
call has been made.
To Activate
1. Press and release the Nurse Call control.
2. The LED indicator above the switch will flash indicating that the patient placed
a nurse call. When the nurse answers, the LED indicator will turn on solid. The nurse may then talk to
you and you may speak into the speaker /microphone.
WARNING:
Warning—If the Nurse Call control does not operate, make sure the patient knows that pressing the
control will not call the nurse. Patient injury may occur.
CAUTION:
Caution—If power to the bed is lost, the nurse call function can still operate up to 4 hours depending
on the charge of the battery. Before becoming completely non-functional, the system will place a non-
cancellable nurse call.
NOTE:
The Nurse Call controls cannot be locked out.
Seat Section Mattress Control (Optional)
The Seat Section Mattress Control enables you to inflate or deflate the seat section
mattress in order to attain a degree of firmness or softness.
To auto-inflate the seat section—press the Caregiver Seat Inflate control (plus
sign). To cancel the auto-inflate function, press the Caregiver Seat Inflate control
(plus sign) again.
To auto-deflate the seat section—press the Caregiver Seat Deflate control
(minus sign). To cancel the auto-deflate function, press the Caregiver Seat Deflate
control (minus sign) again.