Invacare Etude Plus - Emergency Bed Functions; Emergency Positions and Release

Operatingthebed
4.7Emergencypositions
Incaseofamedicalemergency,itmightberequiredto
bringallorcertainmattresssupportsectionsintoaattened
position-e.g.aattenedbacksectionforcardiopulmonary
resuscitation(CPR).
Tobringamattresssupportsectionintoaattenedposition,
•usethecorrespondingfunctiononthehandcontrol
OR
•incaseofpowerfailureorurgentneedforaction,use
themanualemergencyreleaseandlowerthemattress
supportsection.
Referto4.7.1Emergencyreleaseofamattresssupport
section,page17
.
4.7.1Emergencyreleaseofamattresssupport
section
Incaseofapower-ormotorfailure,anemergencyrelease
oftheback,thighorlegsectioncouldbenecessary.An
emergencyreleaseoftheheightadjustmentisNOTpossible.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjury
–Aminimumoftwopersonsisrequiredfor
anemergencyreleaseofamattresssupport
section.
–Whenreleasingamattresssupportsection,
itmightlowerfast.Donotreachunderthe
mattresssupportwhileloweringit.
NOTICE!
–Beforeanemergencyreleaseofthemattress
support,removetheplugfromthemains
socket.
1.Bothpersonsholdthemattresssection.
2.Oneofthemlocatesthemotorinquestionandpulls
outthesafetypin.
3.Bothpersonsslowlylowerthemattresssectionuntilit
iscompletelydown.
4.8Mattresssupportextension
Forusers,tallerthantwometersitisrecommended
touseamattresssupportextension.
Fittingthemattresssupportextension
1.Disassemblethebedandremovetheinserts.
2.Mountthemattresssupportextensionbetweenboth
partsofthemattresssupportandreassemblethebed.
4.9TransportationandStorage
Thebedcanbetransportedorstoredinassembledor
disassembledstate.
See3.8Dismantlethebed,page13fordetailedinstructions
onhowtodisassemblethebed.
Totransportorstorethebedinitsassembledstate:
1.Disconnectthepowercablefromthemainssocket.
2.Coilupthepowercableandensurethatitisclearofthe
oorduringtransport,orstorage,soitisnotdamaged.
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