PARAMOUNT BED CA-54380 - Safety Precautions: Patient Fall Prevention and User Restrictions; Preventing Patient Falls from the Bed; Prohibited Operations and Users

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Be careful not to allow any part of the body to enter the gap between the bed and
wall or surrounding obstacles.
●There is a risk that a part of the body may get caught, resulting in injury.
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Do not adjust the side-rails from inside the bed.
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The side-rails may drop suddenly and there is a risk of injury caused by a patient falling off
the bed.
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When transporting a patient, raise the side-rails.
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There is a risk of the patient falling off the bed, resulting in injury.
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Do not sit on the side-rails, the headboard, or the footboard.
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A patient could fall off the bed, or the bed or
side-rails could be damaged or deformed,
resulting in injury.
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Take care to prevent a patient from falling off the bed even when side-rails are raised.
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A patient may fall off the bed through the gap between the side-rails, or a board and side-rail,
resulting in injury.
●If a patient bends forward over a side-rail, they may fall off the bed, resulting in injury.
●Be especially careful to check patients who might act in unexpected ways or cannot maintain their
posture independently.
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When leaving the bed area or temporarily taking your eyes off the patient, check the
mattress base angle, bed height, and the side-rail status.
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If a physician, nurse, or caregiver leaves the bed area or temporarily takes their eyes off
the patient, flatten the mattress base angle and set the bed height at the lowest position
according to the patient’s condition because there is a slight chance that the patient could
fall off the bed.
●For patient who cannot maintain their posture independently or have trouble walking, raise all
bed side rails.
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Do not allow the bed to be operated by a child aged 12 or under, or someone
deemed incapable of comprehending the operation of the bed.
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If a child aged 12 or under, or someone deemed incapable of comprehending the operation
(such as persons with dementia) operates the handheld controller, the side-rail integrated panel or
the patient control panel by themselves, there is a risk of unexpected injury such as the body getting
caught in the bed by accident. If such person can come into contact with the handheld controller,
the side-rail integrated panel or the patient control panel, limit the operation by either of the following
methods in order to prevent accidents caused by incorrect operation.
・ Rotate the switch on the Lock-out switch to the lock position to disable the handheld controller
operation.
・ Press the Lock button on the side-rail integrated panel to disable the side-rail integratel panel and
the patient control panel operation.
・ Unplug the power plug.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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