Invacare Etude Plus - Operating the Invacare Etude Plus Bed; General Safety and Bed Operation

Invacare®EtudePlus
4Operatingthebed
4.1GeneralSafetyInformation
WARNING!
Riskofpersonalinjuryanddamagetoproperty.
–Thebedmustbeplacedsothattheheight
adjustmentisnotobstructedby,forexample,
liftsorfurniture.
–Takecarethatnobodypartsarebeingsqueezed
betweenxedparts(suchassiderails,bed
endsetc)andmovingparts.
–Thehandcontrolmustnotbeusedbychildren.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
Ifthebedisusedbyconfusedorrestlessusers
oruserswithspasms:
–either,whenthebedisequippedwitha
lockablehandcontrol,lockthehandcontrol
functions,
–ormakesurethatthehandcontrolisoutof
reachfortheuser.
4.1.1LowHeights
CAUTION!
Riskofentrapmentorsqueezing
Dependingontheconguration,thefreespace
betweenmovingandxedpartsofthebedcan
becomeverysmallwhenthebedislowered.
–Ensureyourfeetarenotnearorundermoving
partswhenloweringthebed.
–Ensurecablesareroutedproperlyandcannot
getsqueezedwhenloweringthebed.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjury
Dependingontheconguration,theminimum
workingheightofthebedisverylow.
Usinganimproper/incorrectposturewhile
workingatlowworkingheightscanleadto
injuriesforthecarer.
–Beawareofyourbodyposturewhenattending
totheuser.
4.1.2Mattressretainers
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
Withoutproperlyinstalledmattressretainers,the
mattresscanslipsidewaysandcausetheuserto
falloutofthebed.
–Neverusethebedwithoutmattressretainers.
–Alwaysmakesurethemattressretainersare
properlyinstalledandfacingupwards.
–Onlyusetheoriginalmattressretainers.
4.2Handcontrol
Thehandcontrolcanbeequippedwitheitherthreeorfour
buttonstooperatetheelectricalfunctionsofthebed.The
handcontrolcanalsobeequippedwithalockingfunction.
Backrestsection
1.Up:pressleftsideofthebutton(p).
2.Down:pressrightsideofthebutton(q).
Heightadjustment
1.Up:pressleftsideofthebutton(p).
2.Down:pressrightsideofthebutton(q).
Thighsection
1.Up:pressleftsideofthebutton(p).
2.Down:pressrightsideofthebutton(q).
Tiltfunction
CAUTION!
Riskoffatalinjury
Tiltingwithheadenddowncanhavefataleffect
onuserswhoaresensitiveforincreasedblood
pressureintheupperpartofthebody.
–Onlymedicallytrainedpersonsmustoperate
thetiltfunction.
–Alwaysperformamedicalevaluation,before
tiltingthebedwiththeuser’slowerextremities
positionedhigherthantheheart.
–ThetiltfunctionisNOTaTrendelenburger
functionandmustnotbeusedformedical
treatment.
1.Headendup:pressleftsideofthebutton
(p).
2.Footendup:pressrightsideofthebutton
(q).
Ifthebedisequippedwithanti-tiltfunctiononly,tiltingwith
thefootendupisnotpossible:
1.Headendup:pressleftsideofthebutton
(p).
2.Horizontalposition:bringthebedallthe
waydown(q).
Alternatively,thiscanbeachievedby
pressingtheheightadjustmentbuttonto
bringitallthewayup.
4.2.1Lockingfunction
Thelockingfunctionpreventsusageofcertainfunction
buttons.Regardlessofhowmanybuttonsyourhandcontrol
has,theycanallbelockedindividually.
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