Seca 232 - Manual (Page 6)

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Congratulations!
In the seca / measuring rod, you
have acquired an accurate and at the same
time sturdy piece of equipment for measur-
ing the length of babies.
The measuring rod serves both to determine
the length at birth of a newborn and to check
body length during the growth process.
It is attached to the following seca baby
scales using the assembly material supplied:
Measuring rod :
model 77, 78, 76, 78 and 79.
Measuring rod :
model , 5 and 6
In combination with a scale, therefore, the
measuring rod serves as a complete meas-
uring and weighing station.
The measuring rod is manufactured from
stable, easy-care aluminium profile. The
head and foot supports supplied make
measuring convenient and safe.
seca  and seca  measuring rods are
for use with seca baby scales in hospitals
and doctors’ surgeries.
Safety
Before using the new measuring rod, please
take a little time to read the following saftey
instructions:
• Follow the operating instructions.
• Attach the measuring rod only to the seca
baby scales listed above
• Use the assembly material supplied
• When assembling, ensure that screws
are tight and that the rod has been as-
sembled correctly (see chapter entitled
“Assembly instructions”)
• Never leave a baby on the scale unsuper-
vised.
• When sliding the measuring rod, ensure
that neither the baby’s hands or feet are
on the measuring rod.
• Ensure that the measuring rod and scale
are cleaned and disinfected regularly to
prevent infectious diseases being trans-
mitted.
• A second person is ideally required to en-
able length to be measured exactly.
Assembly instructions
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Note: the measuring rod is fitted to the tray
in elongated holes to allow the measuring
rod to be adjusted exactly and unavoidable
production tolerances to be compensated.
Place a known reference measure between
the head and foot stops and move the
bracket on the tray so that the correct length
is displayed. In general, however, it is suf-
ficient to fit the rod centrally in the elongated
holes.
Operating instructions
How to measure properly…
. Lay the baby on the weighing tray. The
baby’s head must be at the head stop ()
of the tray.
. Using your right hand, push the foot sup-
port () in the direction of the baby’s feet,
placing the baby’s feet on the bearing sur-
face of the foot support. Keep the baby
still on the weighing tray with the left hand.
. With the left hand, gently press the baby’s
knees down onto the weighing tray and
with the right, push the foot support () to
the soles of the baby’s feet. Read off the
length of the baby from the marking on
the measuring rule guide ().