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• Always load or unload an occupied cot into a vehicle with a minimum of two trained operators.
• Always load the cot before you allow patients to enter the vehicle patient compartment.
CCAAUUTTIIOONN -- Do not push the cot into the vehicle patient compartment until you fully retract the cot base.
1. Lift the vehicle bumper to the raised position, if equipped.
2. Locate the trolley at the head end of the vehicle patient compartment with the lifting arms down. To move the trolley to
the head end, raise the lifting arms and guide the trolley into the vehicle patient compartment until PPoowweerr--LLOOAADD locks
into position with the lifting arms down.
3. Fully extend and lock the cot retractable head section before you load the cot into the powered cot fastener.
4. Place the cot in a loading position (any position where the cot loading wheels meet the vehicle patient compartment floor
height).
5. Roll the cot to the open vehicle patient compartment.
6. Push the cot forward until the cot loading wheels are on the vehicle patient compartment floor and the cot safety bar is
secured by the vehicle safety hook (
Figure 47).
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NNoottee -- For maximum clearance to lift the base, pull the cot out until the cot safety bar is secured by the vehicle safety
hook.
For PPoowweerr--PPRROO XXTT or PPoowweerr--PPRROO IITT with the PPoowweerr--LLOOAADD option:
• Grasp the cot frame at the foot end.
• Lift the foot end of the cot and press and hold the retract (-) button on the cot control switch to fully retract the cot
undercarriage.
NNoottee -- The cot undercarriage will retract in less than three seconds.
For PPeerrffoorrmmaannccee--PPRROO XXTT with the PPoowweerr--LLOOAADD option:
• Operator 1 (foot end): Grasp the cot frame at the foot end. Squeeze and hold the cot manual release.
• Operator 2 (side): Grasp the outer rail to stabilize the cot. Then, grasp the base frame. After the foot end operator
has lifted the cot and squeezed the cot manual release, retract the undercarriage with one hand and hold it in
place.
• Operator 1 (foot end): Release the cot manual release to lock the undercarriage in the retracted position.
6390-709-001 Rev AB.1 45 EN
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