Safety precautions • 5
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Preventing injuries and infections WARNING!
Injury from falls
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Ensure that the device is positioned firmly and level.
► Route connecting cables (if present) in such a way that neither user
nor patient can trip over them.
► The device is not designed as a standing aid. Assist people with
limited motor skills when they are getting up, e.g. from a wheelchair.
► Make sure that the patient does not step onto and off the weighing
platform right at the edges.
► Make sure that the patient steps onto and off the weighing platform
slowly and safely.
WARNING!
Danger of slipping
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Ensure that the weighing platform is dry before the patient steps
onto it.
► Ensure that the patients feet are dry before he or she steps onto the
weighing platform.
► Make sure that the patient steps onto and off the weighing platform
slowly and safely.
WARNING!
Risk of infection
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Before and after every measurement, wash your hands to reduce
the risk of cross-contamination and nosocomial infections.
► Hygienically reprocess the device regularly as described in the
respective section in this document.
► Make sure that the patient has no infectious diseases.
► Make sure that the patient has no open wounds or infectious skin
alterations, which may come into contact with the device.
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