Invacare Softform PREMIER - Maintenance and Care Procedures; Regular Mattress Inspection; Cleaning and Disinfection

Maintenance
6Maintenance
6.1Inspection
Checkmattresses(foamandcover)forstrike-through(this
mayincludeuidingress,stains,ripsordamage)afterthe
releaseofeachpatient,afterendingoftheperiodofuseor
onaminimummonthlybasis(dependingonwhichoccurs
rst)byasuitablyqualiedandcompetentperson.
Checkmattress
1.Unzipthecovercompletely.
2.Checkforanystainingonthewhiteundersideofthe
cover.
3.Checkforanystainingontheinteriorfoam.
4.Replaceanystaineditemsanddisposeofasperlocal
authorityprocedure.
6.2Cleaningandcare
IMPORTANT!
Allcleaningagentsanddisinfectantsusedmust
beeffective,compatiblewithoneanotherand
mustprotectthematerialstheyareusedtoclean.
–Forfurtherinformationondecontamination
inhealthcareenvironments,pleaserefer
to‘TheNationalInstituteforClinical
Excellence’guidelinesonInfectionControl
www.nice.org.uk/CG139andyourlocalcountry
infectioncontrolpolicy.
Cleaningcovers
(Removalofcontaminantssuchasdustandorganicmatter)
1.Removeallcoversforlaundering.
2.Launderthecoverswiththerecommendedtemperature
at
80°Cusingadiluteddetergentsolution(Instructions
onlabel).
IMPORTANT!
Washingathighertemperatureswillcause
shrinkage.
Dryingcovers
1.Hangmattresscoversfromalineorbaranddripdryin
acleanindoorenvironment.
or
Tumbledryonalowheatsetting.
IMPORTANT!
–Tumbledrysettingmustnotexceed40°C.
–Donottumbledryforlongerthan10minutes.
–Drythoroughlybeforere-ttingtothefoam.
Disinfectingcovers
(Reducingthenumberofmicroorganisms)
Pleasecontactyourhygienespecialistintheeventof
contamination.
IMPORTANT!
–Ensurethatanyresidualdetergenthasbeen
removedwithcleanwaterpriortodisinfection.
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