Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetyinformation
WARNING!
CompatibilitywithInvacare®SB755bedsonly
TheSoftTiltisspeciallydesignedandmustonly
beusedinconjunctionwith85or90cmwide
Invacare®SB755beds.
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
IftheSoftTiltisusedwithoutorwiththewrong
siderails,thereisariskfortheend-usertofall
outofthebed.
–NeverusetheSoftTiltonabedwithoutside
rails.
–OnlyusetheSoftTiltincombinationwith
Invacaresiderailslistedin9TechnicalData,
page21.
–Alwaysmakesurethesiderailisupinthe
oppositesiteofwherethecarestuffisplaced
ORonecarestaffisplacedoneachsideofthe
bed,whenthemanualmodeisused.
–Alwaysmakesurebothsiderailsareup,when
theautomaticmodeisactivated.
WARNING!
Riskofsqueezingand/orsuffocation
Ifthesiderailsareusedwithoutacoverorwitha
non-breathablecover,thereisariskofsqueezing
and/orsuffocationfortheend-user.
–Alwaysuseabreathablecoverforthesiderails
whenusingtheSoftTilt.
WARNING!
Riskoffallingand/orsqueezing
–Alwaysperformariskassessmentofthe
end-user’sconditionandabilityofmoving.
–NeverusetheSoftTiltiftheend-userisanxious
orrestless.
–Alwaysmakesuretheend-userisplacedinthe
middleofthebedandallbodypartsareonthe
mattressbeforethewingsaremoved.
–Neverleavetheend-userunattendedwhenthe
manualmodeisused.
–Theend-usermustnevergetinoroutofthe
bedwhilethewingsaremovedmanuallyor
theautomaticmodeisactivated.
–Thehandcontrolmustalwaysbeusedbycare
giver.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamagetoproperty
Inappropriatehandlingofcablescancause
electricalshockandproductfailure.
–Donotkink,shearorotherwisedamagethe
mainpowercord.
–Donotrollthecastorsoverthemainpower
cord.
–Donotbringmainpowercordintomoving
parts.
–Disconnecttheplugfromthemainsbefore
movingthebed.
–Makesurethatnocables(mainsorfromother
equipment)arejammedordamaged,whenthe
bedisused.
–Keepbedcomponentsandaccessoriesatleast
30cmawayfromaheatedsurfaceandnotin
directsunlight.
Mattresses
WARNING!
Safetyaspectsregardingcombinationofside
railsandmattresses:
Togetthehighestpossiblesafetylevel,when
usingsiderailsonthebed,theminimumand
maximummeasuresformattresses,mustbe
respected.
–Forcorrectmattressmeasuresseemattress
tablesinchapter9TechnicalData,page21.
WARNING!
Riskofentrapmentand/orsuffocation
–Theend-usercouldgettrappedand/or
suffocate,ifthehorizontalspace,betweenthe
mattresssideandtheinsideofthesiderail,
istoobig.Followtheminimumwidth(and
length)ofmattressesincombinationwithaside
rail,asstatedinthemattresstableinchapter9
TechnicalData,page21.
–Beawarethatusingverythickorsoft
mattresses(lowdensity),oracombinationof
these,increasestherisk.
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
Theend-usercanfallovertheedgeandget
seriouslyinjured,iftheverticaldistanceA
betweenthetopofthemattressandtheedge
ofthesiderail/bedend,istooshort.Seeimage
above.
–AlwayskeepaminimumdistanceAof22cm
onthesideofthewingtheuserislyingon
(secondarywingelevatedtomax.12°).
–Followthemaximummattressheightin
combinationwiththesiderailasstatedinthe
mattresstableinchapter9TechnicalData,
page21
.
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