OptionalAccessories
6OptionalAccessories
6.1BedRailsandPositioningDevices
DANGER!
RiskOfDeath,Injury,OrDamage
Patiententrapmentfromtheuseofbedside
railsmaycauseinjuryordeath.Toavoidpatient
entrapment:
–TheInvacaremattressMUSTtrmlyagainst
thebedframeANDbedsiderailstoprevent
patiententrapment.Followthemanufacturer’s
instructions.Monitorpatientfrequently.Read
andunderstandtheUserManualpriortousing
theInvacarebedandbedrails.Usermanuals
areavailableatwww.invacare.comoryour
dealer.
–Afteranyadjustments,repairorserviceand
beforeuse,makesureallattachinghardware
istightenedsecurely.
DANGER!
RiskOfDeath,Injury,OrDamage
Toavoidentrapment,productdamage,and/or
personalinjury:
–Invacarerecommendsthatthemattressbe
centeredonthebedframe.Otherwise,
individualsmaybecometrappedbetweenthe
bedrailandthebedframe.
–ALWAYStesttomakesurethatthesiderails
areproperlyandsecurelyinplacebeforeusing.
Otherwise,injuryordamagemayoccur.
DANGER!
RiskOfDeathorInjury
Anincreasedriskofpatiententrapmentmay
occurovertimeduetomattresscompression.
–Periodicallymonitorgapsbetweenthebed,
mattress,and/orbedrail.Wheregapsoccur,
patiententrapmentispossibleandthemattress
shouldbereplaced.
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage
Properpatientassessmentandmonitoring,and
propermaintenanceanduseofequipmentis
requiredtoreducetheriskofentrapment.
Variationsinbedraildimensions,andmattress
thickness,sizeordensitycouldincreasetherisk
ofentrapment.
–VisittheFDAwebsiteathttp://www.fda.govto
learnabouttherisksofentrapment.Review“A
GuidetoBedSafety”,publishedbytheHospital
BedSafetyWorkgroup.Usethelinklocated
undereachbedrailproductentrytoaccess
thisbed’ssafetyguide.
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