
PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT: novembre 02, 2020
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Instructions for Use Electric Bed Centuris™ Pro
When the patient is left unattended:
• apply the brakes to prevent any risks of falling, especially if the patient leans on
the bed when getting in or out,
• leave the sleep surface in the lowest position to avoid serious consequences in
the event of falling,
• use the siderails to secure the patient and reduce the risk of falling accidentally,
• lock any function that, if misused, could worsen existing injuries or pathologies,
or even result in bodily injury,
• never leave the bed in the Trendelenburg position.
Never modify the bed without Hill-Rom's prior written consent. Alterations could
result in injury to the patient or damage to the bed.
Only use manufacturer's parts and accessories.
Never place objects or equipment on the chassis or use it to support a person.
Do not use of the bed with loads in excess of the safe working load.
Notice to Users and/or Patients:
Any serious incident that has occurred in relation to the device, should be reported
to the manufacturer and the Competent Authority of the Member State in which the
user and/or patient is established.
Recommendations for the siderails
In the case of patients suffering from particular behavioral difficulties (e.g.,
agitation, mental confusion, loss of sense of direction, obsessive behavior, old
patients, weakness, etc.), properly trained medical staff should ascertain how the
siderails should be used (irrespective of the model or type), whether the patient
should be monitored closely or immobilized and whether the patient helpers should
be left in position, in order to ensure that patients use the bed in complete safety.
Certain national health authorities have issued guidelines risks to patients and the
reduction of these hazards, as indicated below.
It is recommended that patients at risk be identified in each establishment or ward
so that the safety measures most appropriate to their particular needs can be
implemented.
One measure which has already proved effective is to draw up a protocol
specifying:
1. situations and conditions for siderail use and authorized mattress type or
model,
2. for all patient monitoring procedures, both for restrained and unrestrained
patients, including during intervals,
3. circumstances under which patients must be restrained according to the
instructions and recommendations of the manufacturer of the said
restraining devices.
The siderails are designed to help reduce the risk of patients falling out of bed
accidentally. They are not designed to restrain or immobilize the patient. Restraining
straps or other devices must not be fastened to the half-length siderails (e.g., straps).