Instructions On Operating Nursing Home Beds; Basic Functions And Uses Of Nursing Home Beds - wissner-bosserhoff movita Manual De Instrucciones

23. Instructions on operating nursing home beds

INTENDED USE AND PURPOSE OF NURSING HOME BEDS
A nursing home bed may only be put into operation and used in accordance with its intended
purpose in compliance with the provisions of the medical devices legislation, the accompa-
nying rules and regulations, the generally recognized rules of technology and the regulations
on occupational safety and accident prevention. A nursing home bed may not be operated
in a defective condition in which the bed could be a hazard to patients, nursing staff or third
parties.
The conditions of the respective instructions for use of the product shall apply.
The following points must be observed:
- In general, the professional judgment of the nursing staff responsible (medical supervision)
is required to ensure safe use of the nursing home beds. The physical, psychological and
medical needs and conditions of patients must be observed. Accordingly, the bed functions
must be individually released or locked for each patient/resident. This applies particularly
to products with special tilting options for the patient surface, and when using side guards.
- The nursing home beds are not protected from explosions and may not be used in applica-
tion rooms in which flammable anesthetics, cleaning or solvent agents or possible ignitable
substances mixed with air and can be found. The regulations of the professional associations
must be observed in this respect.
- Possible use deviating from this intended purpose represents a non-intended use and is
excluded from all claims of liability.

24. Basic functions and uses of nursing home beds

Modern nursing home beds have numerous positioning functions, which are described in de-
tail in the instructions for use for the respective product. The full benefits of a nursing home
bed can only be achieved through careful training of the users and inhabitants of a nursing
home. Please repeat these training sessions as often as possible and pay particular attention
to the applicable safety regulations.
In general, there is always a risk of unintended or wrong adjustment of the bed. For example,
pressing switches accidentally or unintended release of functions can be a hazard to certain
patients/residents! To ensure a high degree of protection, it is absolutely essential to use
locking functions and/or the release keys selectively. Under no circumstances may the release
key remain on the handset or on the bed! Release keys are intended exclusively for use by
nursing staff.
The use of the locking functions and if required, the intentional separation of the bed from
the power supply – as an absolute locking measure for the maximum protection of a possibly
endangered patient / resident – lies exclusively at the discretion of and in the responsibility
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