USING THE PATIENT TRANSFER BOARD/ARM BOARD (CONTINUED)
Using the Transfer Board as an armboard:
OPERATING THE CRANK FOWLER/CRANK KNEE GATCH
A
The Fowler and Gatch crank handles are stored under the litter on magnets. Pivot the crank out and push
in to engage it.
Turn crank handle (A) clockwise to raise Fowler, counterclockwise to lower Fowler.
Turn crank handle (B) clockwise to raise Knee Gatch, counterclockwise to lower Knee Gatch. (The stretcher
may have a stationary foot end instead of a Knee Gatch.)
Stretcher Operation
1. Raise the support post (D) to the up position.
2. Raise the transfer board (C) from the bottom while lifting
from the top.
3. When the transfer board is fully raised, it can be pivoted
downward onto the support post (D).
When the transfer board is being used to transfer a patient,
the support post (D) must be in the stored (down) position.
Damage to the support post will occur if it is pushed up
against a stretcher, table, etc.
B
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CAUTION