Invacare®Medley®Ergo
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetyinformation
Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafety
informationaboutyourproduct.Forspecicsafety
information,refertotheappropriatesectionofthemanual
andprocedureswithinthatsection.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutrstcompletelyreading
andunderstandingtheseinstructionsandany
additionalinstructionalmaterialsuchasuser
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwith
thisproductoroptionalequipment.Ifyouare
unabletounderstandthewarnings,cautionsor
instructions,contactahealthcareprofessional,
Invacareproviderorqualiedtechnicianbefore
attemptingtousethisproduct.
–Donotmakeanyunauthorizedalterationsor
modicationstotheproduct.
WARNING!
Riskofentrapment/suffocation
There’sariskofentrapment/suffocation
betweenmattresssupport,siderailandbedend
orbetweenmovingpartsandobjectsplaced
nearbythebed.
–Thebedmustnotbeusedbypersonsunder12
yearsofage,orbypersonswithabodysize
equivalenttoanaverage12yearsoldorsmaller.
–Thebed,incombinationwithsiderailsmust
notbeusedbypersonshavingaphysicalsize
lessthan146cm,aweightlessthan40kgora
bodymassindex(BMI)lessthan17.
–Duetomattresscompression,anincreased
riskmayoccurovertime.Periodicallymonitor
gapsbetweenthebed,mattressand/orside
rail.Replacemattressifthegapsmayleadto
entrapment.
WARNING!
Riskofslippingthroughtheopenings
Thebedfullsallrequirementsregarding
maximumdistances.However,itispossible
thatpersonswithsmallbodydimensionsslip
throughtheopeningsbetweenthesiderailsor
throughtheopeningbetweenthesiderailand
themattresssupport.
–Payspecialattention,ifthebedisusedforthe
careofpersonswithsmallbodydimensions.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Inappropriatehandlingofcables,incorrect
connectionsanduseofunauthorizedequipment
cancauseelectricalshockandproductfailure.
–Donotkink,shearorotherwisedamagethe
cablesoftheproduct.
–Makesurethatnocablesarejammedor
damaged,whentheproductisused.
–Disconnecttheplugfromthemainsbefore
movingthebed.
–Makesurethewiringiscorrectandconnections
areproper.
–Donotuseunauthorizedequipment.
WARNING!
Riskoftripping,entanglementorstrangulation
Improperroutingofcablesmaycausetripping,
entanglementorstrangulationhazard.
–Ensureallcablesareroutedandsecured
properly.
–Ensuretherearenoloopsofexcesscable
extendingawayfromtheproduct.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Ignitionsourcescancauseburnsorre.
–Bedmustbeplacedwithasafetyspacefrom
possibleignitionsources(heater,replace,etc.)
–Thepatientandassistantsmustnotsmoke
whileusingoroperatingthebed.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryordamage
Toavoidinjuryordamagewhenoperatingthe
product:
–Closesupervisionisnecessarywhentheproduct
isusednearchildrenorpets.
–Donotletchildrenplaywiththeproduct.
CAUTION!
–Forapersonenteringorexitingthebed,always
lowerthebedtoanappropriateheight.The
backrestcanbeusedasasupport.Makesure,
thethigh-andlegsectionishorizontaltoavoid
overloadingthemattresssupport.
–Alwayslowerthebedtothelowestposition
beforeleavingapersoninthebedunattended.
–Makesurethatthereisnothingunder,over,
ornearthebedthatcanobstructtheheight
adjustment,likeforexamplefurniture,liftsor
windowframes.
CAUTION!
Non-originalorwrongaccessoriesmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
–Onlyuseoriginalaccessoriesfortheproduct
inuse.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable
accessoriesorcontactyourlocalInvacare
representative.Seeaddressesattheendof
thisdocument.
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