VersaCare® Bed Quick Reference Guide - Hill-Rom
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1. Bed Foot Extend Longer and Foot Retract Shorter 1 2 A through F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to step 2 Press and hold the applicable Foot Extend Longer or Foot Retract Shorter control until the bed is at the applicable posi tion Boost Position System G model and Newer When you activate the Boost Position System the bed will go to a mid height and flat and level position If you continue to hold the control for 5 more seconds the bed will adjust to 7 Tren delenburg If a treatment therapy surface is installed the surface will go into Max Inflate for 30 minutes unless the Boost function is deacti vated NOTE The Boost Position is contraindicated for some patients Follow your facility s protocols when you adjust the patient s position and refer to Warnings and Contraindications on page 15 1 Press and hold the Boost Position control e Release the control when the bed is at the flat and level position Or e If Trendelenburg is not contraindicated for your patient hold the control for 5 seconds longer for the bed to go into the 7 Tren delenburg position Bed 2 Move the patient to the head of the bed as necessary 3 To deactivate the Boost function press any of the bed function controls except these Boost System Bed Up Down or Trendelenburg Lockout Controls A through F Models Activate At the same time press and hold the E2. Bed Item Description CPt Emergency CPR and Emergency fretted ea n B Battery BackUp sea o D PointotCare Caregiver Control Panel 5 6 Active Integrated Response Treatment Surface or P500 Surface optional H SafeView Alens optional a There must be power to the bed either AC or battery for the Emergency Trendelenburg function to operate NOTE In this document there are references to different bed models To identify your bed model look at the serial number label The label is on the right side of the weigh frame under the patient s shoulder For example P3200AXXXX identifies an A model bed Also in this document where two versions of a symbol are shown one or the other will be used on your bed Emergency CPR The emergency CPR controls are handles located under the sleep deck between the head and intermediate siderails on both sides of the bed NOTE The headboard can be used as a CPR board 1 Pull and hold the CPR handle If the bed has an treatment therapy surface the surface will go into Max Inflate 2 Hold the CPR handle until the head and knee section come to a stop in the flat posi tion 3 Release the CPR handle Bed Emergency Trendelenburg The emergency Trendelenburg controls are handles located under the sleep deck between the head and intermediate siderails on both sides of the bed The handles used to operate CPR are also used to operate emergency Tren
3. Activate 1 A through F models press the Enable con trol G model and newer go to step 2 2 Press and hold the Foot Extend Longer or Retract Shorter control to move the foot section in or out Turn Assist 4 Press the Left Turn or The turn assist bladder inflates and rotates the Right Turn control patient approximately 20 which takes about 30 until its indicator is on seconds The system will hold the pressure for solid ten seconds After ten seconds an alarm 5 NOTE If the siderails sounds the turn assist bladder deflates and are not in the correct returns to Pressure Relief Normal mode position or the head NOTE If a siderail is lowered during lg ae ae Turn Assist operation a brief alarm F A will sound and the Siderail Not Up indicator will come on POUNG Activate Deactivate 1 Make sure the head angle is below 25 i Ta ie ENaADIEGON 2 Make sure the siderails are in the up and l i ae 2 Press the opposite locked position on the side the patient is Turn control Pres turning towards Turn assist will not start mer until the siderails are up SUTE REMC HNONNA 3 Press the Enable control control or Max Inflate control Treatment Therapy Surface Pressure Relief Normal Max Inflate Sleep Mode The Sleep Mode is used to minimize the fre quency of air system adjustments to allow patients who are sensitive to sleep surface movement to sleep The air pressure in the mat tress is
4. delenburg NOTE There must be power to the bed either AC or battery for the Emergency Trendelenburg function to operate 1 Make sure the bed is plugged into AC power or the battery is activated 2 Pull and hold the CPR handle 3 Hold the CPR handle until the head and knee section come to a stop in the flat posi tion 4 Continue to hold the CPR handle until you reach the applicable bed angle 5 Release the CPR handle Safety and Information Indicators NOTE For the indicators to oper ate there must be AC or battery power to the bed NOTE A through F models have the wrench Service is Required indicator only Plug Disconnected from AC Power If the bed is disconnected from AC power and the battery is active the plug indicator flashes Wrench Service Is Required When the wrench indicator comes on solid or flashes contact your facility authorized mainte nance person Battery e ON battery is active e FLASHING battery needs to be charged e OFF battery is inactive or is discharged below the level necessary to operate the motors Brake Not Set If the bed is connected to AC power and the brake is not set the Brake Not Set indicator available on some beds flashes and a continu ous alarm comes on Set the brake to stop the alarm Bed Obstacle Detection The bed is equipped with an obstacle detection system that runs along the three open sides of the base frame This system
5. Head Angle Alarm G Model and Newer Activate 1 Raise the head section above 30 2 Press the Enable control 3 Press the Alarm control until its indicator is on solid The indicator stays on until the alarm is deactivated NOTE When the bed operates on battery power and the alarm is set if the head section goes below 30 an audible alarm will come on and the alarm indicator will flash The dis play on the control pod will be off Turn Off the Alarm Raise the head section above 30 Deactivate 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press the Alarm control until its indicator is off Bed Bed IntelliDrive Transport System 7 Press one or both of the Enable switches on tral or Brake and plug the bed into an appli 1 Raise all siderails to the up and locked posi the transport handles cable power source tion 2 Secure all equipment being transported with the bed monitors IV poles and such 3 Adjust the bed s position to make sure your view is unobstructed 4 Unplug the bed power cord and if installed the auxiliary outlet power cord from their power source 5 Set the Brake Steer control to Steer Neutral Brake NOTE In case of battery or motor power loss press the electronic brake switch to the Off posi tion to permit forward and reverse bed move ment with a deployed unpowered IntelliDrive Transport System The electronic brake switch is on the right side of the bed near the foot pedal
6. controls 8 While you press the Enable switches push the transport handles forward or pull them backward for the applicable direction 9 To stop release the handles 10 If the bed is to be left unattended set the brake 11 Stow the handles and set the brake when Steer the transport is complete 12 Plug the bed into AC power 13 To deactivate the IntelliDrive Transport System set the Brake Steer control to Neu 6 Hold one or both transport handles at the head end of the bed On Off Switch NOTE If the troubleshooting information shown below does not fix the problem contact your facility authorized maintenance person The Bed Does Not Work Make sure the bed is plugged into AC power or the battery is active For battery information refer to Battery Back up on page 4 The Service Is Required Wrench Indicator Is On or Flashing When the system determines the bed or treat ment therapy surface operation is not correct the wrench indicator comes on solid bed error or flashes treatment therapy surface error Contact your facility authorized maintenance person The Bed Controls Do Not Work e Make sure the bed is plugged into AC power or the battery is active e Make sure the lockouts are deactivated See page 6 to deactivate them NOTE If all lockout indicators and the service required indicator are on contact your facility authorized maintenance person The Bed Does Not Lower Mak
7. monitored but the air pump does not run unless the air pressure falls below or raises above a preset level Activate 1 Press the Enable control 2 Atthe same time press and hold the Left Turn and Right Turn controls for 5 sec onds After 5 seconds the Left and Right Turn indicators will come on Deactivate The bed will automatically return to Pressure Relief Normal mode after 3 hours or 8 hours on some bed models or if it is necessary to adjust the mattress pressure or 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press any air system control until its indica tor is on solid Treatment Therapy Surface NOTE If the troubleshooting information shown below does not fix the problem contact your facility authorized maintenance person The Wrench Service Is Required Indicator Is On or Flashing When the wrench indicator comes on solid or flashes contact your facility authorized mainte nance person The Surface Does Not Inflate or Does Not Inflate Correctly Make sure of these e The bed is plugged into AC power e The Service Is Required indicator is not on or flashing e You press the Enable control before you press the applicable mattress function e The surface has been put into Sleep mode not turned off If you press the Max Inflate and the Normal Pressure Relief controls at the same time the surface will turn off If the surface is off for an extended amount of time the mattress could deflate To turn
8. risk according to facility protocol and monitor patients appropriately Make sure all siderails are fully latched when in the raised position Failure to do either of these could cause seri ous injury or death Relative Contraindication for beds with a treatment therapy surface use of active therapy surfaces with patients with unstabilized spinal cord injury could cause serious injury to the patient Beds with the Boost Position System do not use the Boost function if there are concerns of spinal instability To do so could cause patient injury We recommend that you do not transport a patient when the bed is in the Chair or Boost positions And use caution if you transport a patient when the bed is in the Trendelenburg or Reverse Trendelenburg posi tions IV pole use the head end equipment sockets do not move up and down with the sleep deck Use applicable precautions with gravity sensitive devices such as ventricular drains or lumbar drains before during and after you operate the bed functions Make sure flow rates on all gravity fed IVs are correct after you adjust the bed height Failure to correctly manage patient equipment could cause patient injury Warnings and Contraindications Make sure the bed is in the low position when the patient is unattended This can reduce the possibility of patient falls and the severity of any resultant injuries NOTE Whenever the bed is not in its low position the Bed Not Down
9. ces Inc ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this text shall be reproduced without written permission from Hill Rom Services Inc Active Integrated Response is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc Advanced Microclimate is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc Boost is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc Hill Rom is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc IntelliDrive is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc Point of Care is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc SafeView is a trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc VersaCare Is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc DS142 REV 5 March 2011
10. detects objects that are between the upper frame and the base frame If an object is detected the Bed Not Down indi cator on both siderails will flash and you will not be able to lower the bed If an object is detected while the bed sleep deck is lowering the bed will stop lowering and then raise automatically for 2 seconds The Bed Not Down indicator on both siderails will flash Battery Back up When the bed does not receive AC power bat tery back up can be activated When the bed operates on battery back up e The functions on the caregiver control panel are available e The functions on the control pod are not available and the surface indicators are off e The battery stays active for 10 minutes A through J models or 1 minute K model and newer after the last control is used The battery indicator on the caregiver control panel shows its status see Battery on page 3 Activate e A through J models press the Battery con trol that is at the right side head end just below the power cord e K model and newer press any caregiver siderail control except the Lockout control Foot Controls 1 To enable the controls step down on one of the Head Down Up or Bed Down Up ped als for 1 to 3 seconds 2 Release the pedal 3 Step down on the pedal of the applicable function until the bed is in the correct posi tion Bed Down Up Head Down Up Enable Control A through F models the c
11. e sure of these e The bed is plugged into AC power or the bat tery is active e The Bed Down control is not locked out e The Bed Not Down indicator is not flashing e There is nothing between the upper frame and the base frame e There is nothing between the obstacle detect sensors on the base frame e The obstacle detect covers located in the caster covers are installed correctly The Foot Controls Do Not Work Make sure of these e The bed is plugged into AC power or the bat tery is active e The lockouts are deactivated e You have enabled the foot controls Refer to Foot Controls on page 4 Bed The Display on the Control Pod Is Off Make sure the bed is plugged into AC power When the bed operates on battery power the display will be off NOTE If the bed has the 30 Head Angle Alarm option and the alarm is set if the head section goes below 30 the audible alarm will come on and the Head Angle Alarm indicator will flash The Display on the Control Pod Flashes when a Weight Is Taken The maximum weight the scale will show has been exceeded The Head Section Angle Appears to be much different than the Head Angle Dis play Shows G model and newer beds Contact your facility authorized maintenance person The Bed Exit Alarm Does Not Arm and All Three Mode Indicators Are Flashing Remove the patient and zero the Bed Exit sys tem See Bed Exit Alarm System on page 8 Active Integrated Respo
12. e the Bed Exit Alarm Sys tem e Bed with the Alarm Silence control either deactivate the Bed Exit Alarm System or use the Alarm Silence control to temporarily turn off the alarm sound Alarm Silence While Bed Exit is alarming press the Alarm Silence control until its indicator is on solid The system stays in Silence mode until the patient is on the bed and has met all the condi tions to not cause an alarm for the current Bed Exit setting SafeView Alerts When the bed is connected to AC power and the Bed Exit System is active the Alerts show the safety con dition of the bed as defined e Bed is in the low position e Siderails are up as configured e Brake is set NOTE If the head angle alarm is installed and active it is included in the safe condition requirements Alerts Are On Green Bed Exit is active and the conditions shown above are met Alerts Flash Yellow e Bed Exit is active and one or more of the conditions shown above are not met e Bed Exit is not active the optional head angle alarm is active and the head section goes below the specified angle e Bed Exit is in Silence mode bed with the Bed Exit Alarm Silence fea ture Alerts Flash Yellow and Green there is a technical problem with the Alerts Call your facility authorized maintenance person Alerts are Off Bed Exit is not active the Alerts have been deactivated or the bed is disconnected from AC power 30
13. indicator will be on Bed with an auxiliary outlet do not plug both power cords into the same wall receptacle Plug the power cords into different receptacles on sepa rate circuits Failure to do so can cause equipment damage or tripping of facility power breakers Do not use the accessory receptacle for life sup port equipment Plug life support equipment directly into facility power supply Beds with the IntelliDrive Transport System if the bed moves forward or reverse unintentionally contact your facility authorized maintenance person Failure to do so can cause personal injury or equipment damage Beds with the Line Managers do not use the Line Manager for ventilator circuits To do so could cause patient injury Patient Characteristics Patient Weight 500 Ib 227 kg maximum Safe Working Load includes patient weight mattress IV pumps 550 Ib 250 kg poles bags traction equipment and such Active Integrated Response Treatment Surface manufactured 500 Ib 227 kg maximum before January 1 2010 Patient Characteristics 475 Ib a 5 kg maximum for effective pressure redistribution Width up to 35 89 cm and a height between 57 and 84 145 cm to 213 cm P500 Surface and Active Integrated Response Treatment Surface 500 Ib 227 kg maximum manufactured after January 1 2010 Patient Characteristics Width up to 35 89 cm and a height between 57 and 84 145 cm to 213 cm 2011 by Hill Rom Servi
14. l hear a beep to let you know that the selected configuration has been stored and the display is exiting configura tion mode 0 0 Bed Exit Alarm System Bed Exiting TO Patient Position Out of Bed Activate 1 Make sure the patient is not on the bed 2 Zero the scale See Scale on page 7 3 Put the patient in the center of the bed and aligned with the hip locator 4 Press the Enable control 5 Press the applicable Bed Exit mode control When the system beeps one time and the indicator stays on solid the system is armed If the system does not arm the system will beep rapidly for a few seconds and the selected mode indicator will flash This means Bed e The patient weight is outside these ranges A model 70 Ib to 500 Ib 31 8 kg to 227 kg B model and newer 50 Ib to 500 Ib 23 kg to 227 kg e The patient is not in the correct position e The system has malfunctioned NOTE If a Bed Exit mode is active and the bed gets unplugged or the battery activated the Bed Exit Alarm System will be inactive When the bed is plugged in again the Bed Exit mode will activate at the previous setting NOTE When there is a Bed Exit alarm condi tion the mode indicator flashes and an alarm comes on Deactivate 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press any Bed Exit mode control until its indicator is off Turn Off the Alarm Sound e Bed without the Alarm Silence control you must deactivat
15. nable control and the applicable Lockout control An indicator comes on solid when a lockout is acti vated The indicator stays on until the lockout is deactivated Head Up Down Up Down Up Down All Motors Bed Knee Deactivate At the same time press and hold the Enable control and the locked out control until its indica tor Is off Lockout Control G Model and Newer Activate At the same time press and hold the Lockout control and the direction control of the applica ble function An indicator and an alarm come on when a lockout is activated The indicator stays on until the lockout is deactivated NOTE When you activate the lockout for either the knee up down or foot longer shorter control both knee up down and foot longer shorter functions will be locked out Deactivate At the same time press and hold the Lockout control and the locked out function control until its indicator is off Control Pod Controls Scale Setup 1 Make sure the bed is plugged into AC power 2 Putall linens blankets pillows equipment and standard items on the bed 3 Make sure none of the items on the bed touch the headboard 4 Make sure the bed does not touch anything that could affect the patient weight head wall lines such as pendant controls ventila tors or drainage bags 5 Make sure the patient is not on the bed 6 Zero the scale as follows NOTE The scale must be zeroed before the patient is
16. nse Treatment AIR Surface or P500 Surface The controls for these surfaces are on the control pod You must press the Enable control to use the surface controls NOTE For a surface with Advanced Microclimate Technology AMT next genera tion Low Air Loss AMT operates continuously while the patient is on the bed The surface should always be used with the AMT coverlet installed Pressure Relief Normal Activate 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press the Pressure Relief Normal control An indicator will come on when the mode is active Treatment Therapy Surface Max Inflate Max Inflate mode causes the sleep surface to become very firm After 30 minutes if no other mode is selected the surface automatically returns to the Pressure Relief Normal mode NOTE If the surface is in Max Inflate mode and the bed gets unplugged the surface will stay in Max Inflate mode When the bed is plugged in again the surface will go into Pressure Relief Normal mode Activate 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press the Max Inflate control An indicator will come on when the mode is active Deactivate 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press the Pressure Relief Normal control Heel Relief For the patient to get heel relief extend or retract the bed foot section to align the patient s heels in the heel relief zone NOTE The Foot Extend Longer and Retract Shorter controls are on the caregiver control panel
17. ontrol is on both the caregiver control panel and control pod You must press the Enable control to use the controls outside of the caregiver control panel s blue section and all controls on the control pod G model and newer the control is on the con trol pod only You must press the Enable control to use the controls in the green sections of the control pod NOTE The siderail Enable controls do not enable the Foot pedal controls 1 Press the Enable control The indicator comes on The Enable control is active for 60 seconds 2 During the 60 second period press the applicable caregiver control The 60 second period starts over each time you press another control 2 Caregiver Control Panel Controls Chair 1 Set the brake 2 Athrough F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to step 3 3 Press and hold the 3 Chair control until the patient deck goes into the chair position NOTE Use the reverse Trendelenburg control for an additional 10 of forward chair angle Bed Flat A through F models the Bed Flat control returns only the sleep deck to the flat position it does not change the angle of the bed G model and newer the Bed Flat control returns the sleep deck and bed to the flat and level position 1 A through F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to step 2 2 Press and hold the Bed Flat control until all sections are flat and the system stops
18. put on the bed a Press the Enable control b Press and hold the Zero control until 00 0 shows on the display HOLD will show until 00 0 shows NOTE After you release the Zero control the display will flash CALC Do not touch the bed until the display shows 0 0 Weigh the Patient NOTE For a more accurate reading make sure the patient is lying still and is centered on the mattress 1 A through F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to si 2 2 Press the Weigh con trol The bed shows the current patient weight on the display Change the Scale Units Bed with the Bed Exit Alarm Silence Feature Only The default units shown on the scale display is both pounds lb and kilograms kg To change the units to lb or kg only do as follows 0 0 1 Make sure the Enable control indicator is off Bed 2 Press the Zero control for approximately five seconds And then as you continue to press the Zero control press the Weigh control until you hear a beep The display will be in con figuration mode with the current unit setting highlighted Ib only kg only or Ib kg 3 Press and release the Weigh control to move through the settings When you reach the applicable setting release the control and wait until you hear a beep approxi mately ten seconds The display will store the new configuration and exit the configura tion mode NOTE If you do not press the Weigh control within ten seconds you wil
19. the surface on 1 Press the Enable control 2 Press any surface control until its indicator is on solid To activate Sleep mode refer to Sleep Mode on page 13 The scale system is used correctly If it is not used correctly the surface may go into the non operational safe mode see All Surface Mode Indicators are Flashing on page 14 To make sure the scale system is used cor rectly refer to 80 Head Angle Alarm G Model and Newer on page 9 The mattress retaining straps at the head and foot ends of the bed are installed in their retainers Retainer Retaining Strap Turn Assist Does Not Work Make sure of these e The bed is plugged into AC power e The siderails that the patient is turning toward are in the up and locked position e The head section is below 25 e You press the Enable control before you press the applicable Turn Assist Mode con trol All Surface Mode Indicators are Flashing The patient should not be on the surface the surface is in the non operational safe mode 1 Make sure the mattress hose connections are fully connected to the bed frame 2 Reset the surface as follows a Press the Enable control b Press the Normal Pressure Relief control until its indicator is on solid c lf the surface does not reset unplug the bed wait 10 seconds and then plug the bed in The surface should go into the Normal Pressure Relief mode Evaluate patients for entrapment
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