SPAN PressureGuard PROTOCOL - Directions for Set-Up; Connecting Control Unit

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DIRECTIONSFORSET‐UP
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1. Confirm that the bed frame is appropriate for use with the mattress, and that the length and
width of the mattress are appropriate for the frame. Place directly on a healthcare
bedframe only, never on top of another mattress.
WARNING: Thefitofthemattresstothebedframeisimportant.Minimizing
spacesorgapsbetweenthemattressandframewillhelppreventpatient
entrapmentissues. 
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2. The mattress should be placed so that the blue coverlet is facing up toward the patient. The
air line should be located at the foot end of the bed, to the patient’s right hand side when
laying on the mattress. The white screenprinting on the cover should be located at the foot
end of the bed, and it should read correctly when being viewed by a person facing the frame
from the foot end of the bed. The black bottom of the cover should face down onto the bed
frame. The foot end is clearly marked on the mattress cover.
3. The surface is designed to be used with appropriate linens in place. See page 14.
Connectingcontrolunit:
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4. Hang the air-control unit on the foot-end of the bed. Avoid blocking vent holes for
filter on the back of the control unit housing.
5. Plug the power cable into the connector module at
lower left on the back side of the air-control unit.
Plug the opposite end into the wall outlet.
Alwaysplugthepowercablesecurelyinto
thewalloutlet.Makesuretheoutletisin
goodworkingorder. Theplugofthepower
cordshouldfittightlyintothewalloutlet.
Theplugbody,thewalloutlet,andthewall
plateshouldnotbecrackedorchipped. The
plugblades
shouldbesecurelyretainedin
theplugbody.
Donotconnectthepowercordtoanextensioncordortoamultipleoutletstrip.Iftheuseof
extensioncordsormultipleoutletstripscannotbeavoided,useonlyconnectorsthatareapproved
bythefacilityengineeringdepartment. Multipleoutlet
stripsshouldbemountedonafixedobject
toreducetheriskofliquidspillsandphysicaldamage. Inaddition,ifmultiple‐receptacleoutlet
boxesareused,theyalsoshouldbeprotectedfromtheriskofliquidspillsandphysicaldamage.
Allextensioncordsandmultipleoutletstripsshouldbetagged
andinspectedroutinely.
Donotcoverthepowercordwitharugorcarpet. Rugsorcarpetscanpreventnormalairflow,
whichcanleadtogreaterheatbuilt‐up. Placethecordinalowornotrafficarea. Checktobesure
themotionofthebeddoes
notinterferewiththebed’spowercordorplug.
Neverthreadpowercordsthroughmechanicalpartsofthebedorbedrailswhere
normalbedmovementmaydamageorcutthecord.