Posey Bed 8060 - Manual (Page 15)


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This section will address basic bed operations that you will do routinely when accessing and caring
for a patient. These basic operations include how to:
• Install or replace the mattress,
• Zip and unzip the access panels,
• Use the tube and drainage ports.
Please refer to the Assembly Instructions (M5080) for detailed assembly instructions.
Please refer to the Bed Manufacturer’s Instructions for Use for proper operation of the bed. (Refer
to pages 10-11 for Choosing the Right Bed.)
Introduction
Choosing the right
mattress
How to install the
mattress
Mattress
Compartment
Expansion
Assembly Manual
Bed Manufacturer’s
Instructions
Basic Bed Operation
The Posey Bed 8060 mattress compartment is designed to fit either:
• A standard mattress that is six inches high, thirty-five inches wide and eighty inches long (6” x
35” x 80” (15 cm x 89 cm x 203 cm);
• An inflatable air-type mattress that is ten inches high, thirty-five inches wide and eighty
inches long (10” x 35” x 80” (25 cm x 89 cm x 203 cm).
Any other size mattress may result in damage to the bed, patient injury or death.
1. Completely unzip the mattress compartment.
2. Insert the mattress.
3. Completely zip the mattress compartment closed.
To fit the ten inch (25 cm) high air-type mattress in the
mattress compartment:
1. Find the expansion zipper under the instruction
storage pocket on the side panel.
2. Fully expand the mattress compartment by unzipping
the zipper around the entire length of the mattress
compartment.
3. Follow instructions above on how to install a mattress.
To help reduce the risk of entrapment or suffocation:
• ALWAYS use the proper size mattress (see “Choosing the right mattress” above). Using a
smaller mattress will result in gaps between the canopy and mattress. Using a larger mattress
will stress the fabric and may damage the zipper.
• The mattress must be fully zippered into the mattress compartment at all times when a
patient is in the Posey Bed 8060.
• NEVER open or close the mattress compartment while the head or knee of the bed is in the
UP position, as this may damage the fabric and/or the zipper.
• NEVER use a mattress less than six inches (15 cm) high. ALWAYS make sure the expansion
zipper is fully closed when using this size mattress.
• NEVER use a mattress smaller than ten inches (25 cm) high when the compartment is expanded.
• Make sure the expansion zipper is closed when using a six inch (15 cm) mattress.
• NEVER put a mattress inside the patient area of the bed.
A failure to follow these warnings may result in excess material in the patient area and increase the
risk of serious injury or death from entrapment or suffocation.
Install or Replace Mattress