sidhil Artemis - Safety Information; Warnings and Cautions; Risk Assessment Guidelines; Contraindications

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4. SAFETY
4.1 Warnings and Cautions
Warnings in these instructions for use highlight potential hazards that if
disregarded could lead to injury or death.
Cautions in these instructions for use highlight potential hazards that if
disregarded could lead to equipment damage or failure.
Warning
Caution
4.2 Risk Assessment
Bed frames used with the mattress system can vary greatly depending on the specific
healthcare setting (i.e. hospitals, nursing homes, home care etc). It is the responsibility
of the carer to carry out the necessary risk assessment to ensure the safety of the
patient.
Before a patient uses the dynamic mattress system a risk assessment must be performed
on a patient by patient basis. The risk assessment should include, but is not limited to:
• Product combinations (bed frame, mattress, side rails etc.).
• Extent of tissue damage (if any).
• Entrapment.
• Patient falls.
• Small adults (and children).
• Patients with learning difficulties.
• Unauthorised people with access to the controls.
4.3 Contraindicators
Patient conditions for which the application of pressure relief on an alternating mattress
system is a contraindication are as follows:
• Cervical or skeletal traction
• Unstable spinal fractures
Other contraindications may be relevant which are specific to the patient or care
environment.
4.4 Mattress Load
Maximum patient weight: 248kg (39 stone)