9.6 Tilting
The mattress base of electric and mechanical beds can only be tilted mechanically.
IMPORTANT! When making adjustments to the hospital bed, please note the safety infor-
mation given in Chapter Bed Adjustment » 16.
Risk of Injury
After actuating the handle, a heavy patient may cause the mattress base to crash down.
Before actuating the handle, take hold of the outer edge of the mattress base and control
the tilting in this way.
The bed must be immobilised.
Grasp the frame of the bed at the foot
end with one hand.
Pull the operating lever away from
the foot end with the other hand.
Now either lift the foot section of the
mattress base up or press it down.
The mattress base is not held in position
until the operating lever has been re-
leased.
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