Joerns EasyCare Bed ECS - Important Precautions

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Joerns® Bed Frames
EasyCare®
© 2017 Joerns Healthcare • 6110158 RevD • 17-2540
Important Precautions
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. This product is
intended for use as an adjustable mattress platform that
contours for resident/patient comfort with adjustable
height for resident/patient and caregiver convenience.
Use of this product in a manner for which it was not
designed could result in unproven
or unsafe conguration, potentially resulting in injury
or death.
Warning: Possible Injury. Before adjusting bed,
ensure that area under and near bed perimeter is free
of people and obstructions. Failure to do so could result
in injury or damage to the bed.
Warning: Possible Injury. Keep bed in lowest position
except when providing care (bathing, clothing changes,
etc.). Bed should be at lowest convenient height for
entry or exit. Failure to do so could result in injury.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Resident/patients
may become entangled in pendant cord. Resident/
patients with reduced mental acuity should not be
allowed access to pendant. Unsupervised use of
pendant could result in injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Bed safe working
load is 500 pounds. This is total weight counting
resident/patient, mattress, bedding accessories and
any other equipment or persons likely to be on bed. Do
not exceed 500-pound safe working load. Exceeding
the safe working load could result in property damage,
injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Do not roll bed
over abrupt thresholds with resident/patient in bed.
Bed is not designed for transporting resident/patient.
Transporting resident/patient in the bed could result in
injury or death.
Warning: Possible re hazard when used with oxygen
administrating equipment other than nasal, mask or ½
bed length tent type. Not for use with full bed length
tent or hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Oxygen tent should
not extend below mattress support platform. Lock hand
control at foot of bed when using oxygen administering
equipment.
Warning: Possible Shock Hazard. Unplug power cord
from wall outlet before performing any maintenance,
cleaning or service to the bed. Resident should be
removed from bed prior to any service being performed
on the equipment. Failure to do so could result in injury
or death. Note: In case of unexpected movement,
unplug bed from any outlet.
Warning: Possible Shock Hazard. Position the bed in
a manner that allows ease of access to the power cord
and wall outlet. Injury may result from improper routing
of the power cord. Always follow the proper factory-
installed routing conguration. Failure to do so could
result in injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Use a mattress
that is properly sized to t mattress deck, that will
remain centered on mattress deck relative to State and
Federal guidelines. Joerns Healthcare recommends
the use of a mattress with minimum dimensions of
35 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Length should
match mattress support platform. Use of an improperly
tted mattress could result in injury or death. If using
the CareWide accessory or the bed is equipped with
Care-Fit integrated width expansion, Joerns Healthcare
recommends the use of a mattress with a minimum
width of 39 inches for a 39 inch setting and 42 inches
for 42 inch setting.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. If a resident/
patient’s mental or physical condition could lead to
resident/patient entrapment, the mattress support
platform should be left in the at position when
unattended. Failure to do so could result in injury or
death.
Warning: An optimal bed system assessment should
be conducted on each resident by a qualied clinician
or medical provider to ensure maximum safety of
the resident. The assessment should be conducted
within the context of, and in compliance with, the
state and federal guidelines related to the use of
restraints and bed system entrapment guidance,
including the Clinical Guidance for the Assessment
and Implementation of Side Rails published by the
Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup of the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration. Further information can be
obtained at the following web address: http://www.fda.
gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/
GeneralHospitalDevicesandSupplies/HospitalBeds/
default.htm.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Use a properly
sized mattress in order to minimize the gap between
the side of mattress and assist device. This gap must
be small enough to prevent resident/patient from getting
his/her head or neck caught in this location. Make
sure that raising or lowering bed, or contouring the
sleep surface, does not create any hazardous gaps.
Excessive gaps may result in injury or death.
Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Locate mounting
brackets for assist devices strictly according to
instructions. Gap between head/foot panel and assist
device must be small enough or large enough to
prevent resident/patient from getting his/her head or