Operating The Bed; General Safety Information; Low Heights; Mattress Retainers - Invacare Medley Ergo Manual Del Usuario

4 Operating the bed

4.1 General Safety Information

WARNING!
Risk of personal injury and damage to property.
– The bed must be placed so that the height
adjustment is not obstructed by, for example,
lifts or furniture.
– Take care that no body parts are being squeezed
between fixed parts (such as side rails, bed
ends etc) and moving parts.
– The hand control must not be used by children.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
If the bed is used by confused or restless users
or users with spasms:
– either, when the bed is equipped with a
lockable hand control, lock the hand control
functions,
– or make sure that the hand control is out of
reach for the user.

4.1.1 Low Heights

CAUTION!
Risk of entrapment or squeezing
Depending on the configuration, the free space
between moving and fixed parts of the bed can
become very small when the bed is lowered.
– Ensure your feet are not near or under moving
parts when lowering the bed.
– Ensure cables are routed properly and can not
get squeezed when lowering the bed.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
Depending on the configuration, the minimum
working height of the bed is very low.
Using an improper/incorrect posture while
working at low working heights can lead to
injuries for the carer.
– Be aware of your body posture when attending
to the user.

4.1.2 Mattress retainers

WARNING!
Risk of injury
Without properly installed mattress retainers, the
mattress can slip sideways and cause the user to
fall out of the bed.
– Never use the bed without mattress retainers.
– Always make sure the mattress retainers are
properly installed and facing upwards.
– Only use the original mattress retainers.

4.2 Hand control

The hand control can be equipped with either two, three
or four buttons to operate the electrical functions of the
bed. The hand control can also be equipped with a locking
function.
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Backrest section
1. Up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Down: press right side of the button (q).
Height adjustment
1. Up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Down: press right side of the button (q).
Thigh section
1. Up: press left side of the button (p).
2. Down: press right side of the button (q).
Tilt function
CAUTION!
Risk of fatal injury
Tilting with head end down can have fatal effect
on users who are sensitive for increased blood
pressure in the upper part of the body.
– Only medically trained persons must operate
the tilt function.
– Always perform a medical evaluation, before
tilting the bed with the user's lower extremities
positioned higher than the heart.
– The tilt function is NOT a Trendelenburger
function and must not be used for medical
treatment.
1. Head end up: press left side of the button
(p).
2. Foot end up: press right side of the button
(q).
If the bed is equipped with anti-tilt function only, tilting with
the foot end up is not possible:
1. Head end up: press left side of the button
(p).
2. Horizontal position: bring the bed either all
the way up or all the way down by using
the height adjustment button.

4.2.1 Locking function

The locking function prevents usage of certain function
buttons. Regardless of how many buttons your hand control
has, they can all be locked individually.
1. Insert key A in the key hole, below the wanted function.
2. To lock, turn the key clockwise.
3. To unlock, turn the key anti clockwise.
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