Safety Information
Progressa® Bed Instructions for Use (171528 REV 9) 79
OPERATING BED/SURFACE PRECAUTIONS
To help prevent injury and/or equipment damage, obey these warnings:
• Warning—Do not operate the bed in the presence of flammable gas or vapors.
• Warning—Use oxygen administering equipment of the nasal, mask, or ventilator type only. Do
not use the bed with oxygen tents or in oxygen rich environments.
• Warning—Make sure hands, arms, legs, and feet are not under the bed or between sleep deck
sections as they move.
• Warning—Make sure you position tubes, lines, and linens away from moving parts.
Caution—The bed shall only be used with certain hoists, because of the limited space underneath the
medical bed.
SLEEP SURFACE/MATTRESS
Warning—Some safety features of the Progressa® Bed may not function or may not operate as
intended with surfaces manufactured by other companies. Check with the surface manufacturer to
determine those safety features of the bed that have been tested and verified to work properly with the
replacement surface. Failure to do so could cause serious injury or damage to equipment.
Hill-Rom recommends the use of Hill-Rom surfaces that have been designed and tested specifically for
the Progressa® Bed. Customers electing to purchase replacement surfaces from other manufacturers
should confirm that the replacement surface, when used in conjunction with the Progressa® Bed, meets
applicable regulations, regulatory guidance and technical standards and does not create unacceptable
risks of injury to patients or caregivers. Specifically, Hill-Rom suggests that surfaces utilize dimensions
and construction to minimize gaps where entrapment could occur, provide for sufficient height
between the surface and the top of the siderail to prevent accidental roll-over events, provide
appropriate firmness at the edges of the surface to facilitate safe transfers into and out of the bed, and
do not interfere with the proper operation of siderails.
To help prevent injury and/or equipment damage, obey these warnings:
• Warning—Sleep surface impermeability and pressure relieving capabilities of the sleep surface
could be affected by needle sticks or other bladder punctures. Caregivers should be instructed
to AVOID surface cover and bladder damage caused by improper use of x-ray cassette holders
and sharp objects that may puncture or lacerate the surface. Surface performance may be
affected.
The sleep surface should be regularly inspected for such damage.
• Warning—The Progressa® Therapy Surface and Progressa® Pulmonary Surface will work most
effectively when air circulation to the patient's skin is unimpeded. Avoid use of plastic linen
savers or plastic-lined incontinence pads which obstruct air flow and permit moisture to remain
in contact with the skin for prolonged periods of time, contributing to skin breakdown. Any
incontinence pads or bed-protecting linens used in conjunction with these surfaces should be
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