Posey Bed 8070 - Manual (Page 6)

6 Posey Bed 8070

Given the nature of some patients’ diagnoses, activity level, or uncontrolled movements, the Posey
Bed is not suitable for every patient.
The Posey Bed is not intended for use with:
• Patients who weigh less than 46 pounds, or are shorter than 46 inches.
– These patients are at risk of serious injury or death, and the Posey Bed 8070 has not
been tested for use by such patients.
• Patients who weigh 300 pounds or more.
– This is the working load capacity of the bed.
• Patients diagnosed with any condition that may cause violent or self-destructive behaviors.
– These could result in self-injury and/or damage to the Posey Bed.
– Violent flailing of the body from side to side could cause the Posey Bed to tip over or
move to a position where the patient is injured by contact with an object in the room.
• Patients with an excessive Pica eating disorder.
– This refers to a person who may attempt to eat the canopy or padding of the Posey
Bed.
– Patients who suffer from this disorder include adults, and it is the most common eating
disorder among children who are developmentally disabled.
• Patients who are, or who become, claustrophobic while in the Posey Bed.
Although it is a less restrictive restraint, use of the Posey Bed could cause emotional,
psychological, or physical problems in certain patients. These include:
• A significant change in mental status, such as claustrophobia or depression,
• Sudden mood changes which lead to a change in medical conditions,
• An increase in aggression or self-destructive behaviors.
Get help from the physician or the IDHT if these symptoms appear and do not improve as the
patient becomes used to the Posey Bed. You may need to find a different method of treatment.
When Not to use
the Device
Possible adverse
Reactions
Contraindications