900 Accella Bed Quick Guide Rev 002

Boost™

Trendelenburg

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Instructions for use

Hill-Rom® 900 AccellaTM bed

Reverse Trendelenburg

Before placing the patient on the bed

> Carry out individual risk assessments including but

not limited to: • Make sure that all the moving parts are in good working order • caught hazard, • potential falls from the bed, • patient in state of confusion, • patient’s learning ability, • children (aged less than 12 or under 1.46 m tall), • persons weighing less than 40 kg, • persons with BMI below 17, • persons lacking the mental capacity to recognize unsafe actions, • unauthorized persons, • check the list of recommended mattresses.

Raise/Lower Head/Thigh sections / sleep surface

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All persons authorized to use the bed’s functions must be capable of doing so in a safe and controlled manner. In case of doubt, the bed’s functions must be locked.

Mobilizing the patient

> When the patient is to be left unattended, the caregiver

Chair position

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must ensure that: • the brakes are applied, • the bed is in the lowest HiLow position, • the electrical functions are selectively locked out according to the protocol specific to the patient, • the siderails are raised only if it is required by the protocol specific to the patient.

Raising - lowering a siderail

Moving the bed

> Before moving the bed, perform the following checks:

• ensure that the siderails are raised and locked, • disconnect the general power cable and the power cable of the electric accessories, • check that the bed and accessories (e.g., patient helper) cannot hit door frames or other obstacles (e.g., lights),

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place the patient in a comfortable and stable position.

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Refer to the user manual

* Equipment varies depending on bed model

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