Bed Reprocessing / Bed Adaptation
New Occupancy after a Change of Patient
8 Bed Reprocessing / Bed Adaptation
Important: This instruction manual has been issued for a complete range of hospital
beds. Hospital beds in the Deka range can be supplied in a mechanical or electric version
with more or less functions. Please note that functions or equipment that your bed does
not contain may be described in this instruction manual.
8.1 New Occupancy after a Change of Patient
8.1.1 Information on Loading Capacity of Bed
The safe working load specified for a bed is always calculated from the weight of the patient plus
the weight of any accessories attached. The permissible weight of the patient depends on the total
weight of the accessories attached at the same time (e.g. respirators, infusions).
Symbol for safe working load
Symbol for permissible patient weight
The information applicable for your bed is given on a sticker with the above symbols which is lo-
cated on the chassis of the bed. Two examples of a working load that is as safe as possible are
given below:
Example: with Weight
of Accessories
→ = Permissible Pa-
tient Weight
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