VersaCare® Bed User Manual (161956 REV 2) 49
The head-end equipment sockets do not move up and down with the sleep deck.
Use appropriate precautions with gravity-sensitive devices such as ventricular
drains or lumbar drains before, during, and after operating bed functions. Make
sure flow rates on all gravity-fed IVs are correct after bed height adjustment.
Failure to correctly manage patient equipment could result in patient injury.
Make sure when you mount infusion pumps on an IV pole that they do not interfere with
the head section articulation.
To Deploy
1. Lift the IV pole from its stored position behind the headboard and position it straight
up.
2. Make sure that the pole drops and locks into position.
3. Raise the upper section of the pole to the desired height. The IV pole is ready for use.
To Store
1. Grasp and hold the upper section of the IV pole. Push the upper collar down, and
lower the upper pole section into the lower pole section.
2. Lift the lower section of the IV pole up, and lower the pole down to the stored
position behind the headboard. The pole should rest in the storage slot provided on
the bed frame.
Siderail Pads (P855E7 and
P855E7H)
When the siderail pads are installed, a
caregiver’s line of sight is greatly
impaired. Caregivers should
periodically check patients in
accordance with facility protocols.
Failure to do so could cause patient injury.
Although siderail pads have been designed to reduce the risk of patient injury, the
potential exists for patient entanglement, particularly in agitated or disoriented
patients, as well as patients who lack the physical strength to extract themselves if
they become entangled. Caregivers should carefully evaluate the need for siderail
pads and periodically check patients in accordance with facility protocols for safe
positioning.
The siderail pads cover the siderails, but not the siderail controls. The pads are not to be
used as restraining devices.
After the siderail pads are installed, the bed scale must be zeroed.
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