VersaCare® Bed Quick Reference Guide
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1. Bed Litem Description Page Emergency CPR and Emergency S maeman n B Battery conr s me O Co D Point of Care Caregiver Control Panel E Control Pod 7 8 11 IntelliDrive Transport System optional 9o G Active Integrated Response Treatment 11 Surface 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 air mattress the mattress 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 emergen2. 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 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 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 s
3. 1 Athrough F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to step 2 Bed 2 Press and hold the Bed Flat control until all sections are flat and the system stops Foot Extend Longer and Foot Retract Shorter 1 Athrough F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to step 2 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 Trende lenburg If an air surface is installed the surface will go into Max Inflate for 30 minutes unless the Boost function is deactivated 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 14 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 Trende lenburg position 2 Move the patient to the head of the bed as necessary Bed 3 To disengage the Boost function press any of the bed function controls except
4. The Service Is Required Wrench Indicator Is Flashing When the system determines the bed or air sur face operation is not correct the wrench indica tor comes on solid bed error or flashes air surface error Contact your facility authorized maintenance 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 flash ing e You press the Enable control before you press the applicable mattress function e The mattress retaining straps at the head and foot ends of the bed are installed in their retainers Retainer Retaining Strap Air Surface Turn Assist Does Not Work e 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 You press the Enable control before you press the applicable Turn Assist Mode con trol The Surface Mode Indicators are Flashing 1 Unplug the bed and wait for 10 seconds 2 Plug the bed into an applicable power source Warnings and Contraindications Evaluate patients for entrapment 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 an air surface
5. 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 control 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 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 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
6. these Boost System Bed Up Down or Trendelenburg Lockout Controls A through F Models Activate At the same time press and hold the Enable control and the applicable Lockout control An indicator comes on when a lockout is activated The indicator will stay on until the lockout is deactivated Head Up Down Up Down All Motors Bed Knee Up Down Deactivate At the same time press and hold the Enable control and the locked out control until the indi cator goes 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 will stay 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 the indicator goes off Bed Exit Alarm System The Bed Exit controls are on the control pod on the head end siderails e Patient Position B a Out of Bed Bed Exiting Activate 1 Make sure the patient is not on the bed 2 Zero the scale 3 Put the patient in the center of the bed and aligned with the hip locator Press the Enable control 5 Press the applicable Bed E
7. cy Tren 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 There must be power to the bed either AC or battery for the indicators to operate NOTE A through F models have the Service is Required indicator only Disconnected from AC Power If the bed is disconnected from AC power and the battery is active the plug indicator flashes Service Is Required When the system determines the bed or air sur face operation is not correct the wrench indica tor comes on solid or flashes Contact your facility authorized maintenance person Battery Charge is Required When the battery charge is low the Battery indi cator flashes Plug the bed into AC power as soon as possible 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 A Brake Not Set Bed Obstacle Detection The bed is equipped with an obstacle detection system that runs along the thr
8. display on the control pod will be off Turn Off the Alarm Raise the head section above 30 Deactivate 1 Press the Enable control ay 2 Press the Alarm control The indicator will go off Scale The scale display and controls are on the con trol pod on the head end siderails NOTE On some bed models it is necessary to press the Enable con trol to use the scale controls 1 lt Make sure the bed is plugged into electrical power Put all linens blankets pillows equipment and standard items on the bed Make sure none of the items on the bed touch the headboard 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 Make sure the patient is not in the bed Zero the scale Bed Zero the Scale The scale must be zeroed before the patient is put on the bed 1 Putall linens pillows and equipment on the bed 2 Make sure the patient is not in the bed 3 Press the Enable control 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 1 2 A through F models press the Enable control G model and newer go to step 2 DT Press the Weigh con trol The bed shows the current patie
9. e 4 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 7 Active Integrated Response Treatment Surface The controls for the Active Inte grated Response Treatment Sur face are on the control pod You must press the Enable control to use the surface controls 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 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 s
10. ee open sides of the base frame This system 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 Control The Battery control is at the head end of the bed on the right side under the headboard just below the power cord NOTE If the battery is fully charged the battery indicator will be on If the battery charge level is low the batter indicator will flash If the battery indicator is off the battery may have lost all of its charge or it may need to be activated To charge the battery plug the bed into an applica ble power source Activate Press the Battery control e The functions on the caregiver control panel are available e The functions on the control pod are not available and the surface indicators will be off e The battery stays active for 10 minutes after the last control is activated NOTE For more information about battery oper ation with the Bed Exit System or the 30 Head Angle Alarm see page 7 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
11. ils are up 3 Press the Enable control Air Surface 4 Press the Left Turn or Right Turn control The indicator will come on NOTE If the siderails are not in the correct position or the head section is not below 25 an indicator will flash and an alarm will sound Deactivate 1 Press the Enable con trol 2 Press the opposite Turn control Pres sure Relief Normal control or Max Inflate control Left Turn Right Turn Pressure Relief Normal w r 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 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 N At the same time press and hold the Left Turn and Right Turn controls for 5 seconds 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 The applicable control indicator will come on NOTE If the troubleshooting information shown below does not fix the problem contact your facility authorized maintenance person
12. lem 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 Control on page 4 The Service Is Required Wrench Indicator Is On or Flashing When the system determines the bed or air sur face operation is not correct the wrench indica tor comes on solid bed error or flashes air 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 Bed The Bed Does Not Lower Make 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 pag
13. nt weight on the display 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 eo 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 Neutral NOTE In case of battery or motor power loss 5 Set the Brake Steer control to Steer 8 While you press the Enable switches push press the electronic brake switch to the Off posi pm a the transport handles forward or pull them tion to permit forward and reverse bed movement backward for the applicable direction with a deployed unpowered IntelliDrive Trans port System The electronic brake switch is on the right side of the bed near the foot pedal controls 9 To stop release the handles 10 If the bed is to be left unattended set the brake 11 Stow the handles when the transport is com Steer plete 6 Hold one or both transport handles at the ENT UING oe MOS oil On Off head end of the bed 13 To deactivate the IntelliDrive Transport Switch System set the Brake Steer control to Neu Bed NOTE If the troubleshooting information shown below does not fix the prob
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15. up 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 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 Patient Character 500 Ib 227 kg istics 475 Ib ee kg for effective pressure redistribution Width up to 35 89 cm and or a height between 59 and 84 150 cm to 213 cm Patient Characteristics 2008 by Hill Rom Services Inc ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this text shall be reproduced without written permission from Hill Rom Services Inc Active Integrated Repsonse 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 NaviCare is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc Point of Care is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Services Inc VersaCare is a registered trademark of Hill Rom Se
16. urface 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 Air Surface 2 w r 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 Activate 1 A through F models press the Enable con trol G model and newer go to step 2 Press and hold the Foot Extend Longer or Retract Shorter control to move the foot section in or out Turn Assist The turn assist bladder inflates and rotates the patient approximately 20 which takes about 30 seconds The system will hold the pressure for ten seconds After ten seconds an alarm sounds the turn assist bladder deflates and returns to Pressure Relief Normal mode indicator will come on Activate 1 Make sure the head angle is below 25 NOTE If a siderail is lowered during Turn Assist operation a brief alarm will sound and the Siderail Not Up 2 Make sure the siderails are in the up and locked position on the side the patient is turning towards Turn assist will not start until the sidera
17. xit 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 the patient weighs less than 70 Ib 31 8 kg or more than 500 Ib 227 kg the patient is not in the correct position or 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 applicable mode indicator will flash and you will hear an alarm To turn off the alarm sound you must deactivate the Bed Exit Alarm System Deactivate At the same time press and hold the Enable control and any Bed Exit mode control until the indicator goes off Bed 30 Head Angle Alarm G Model and Newer The 30 Head Angle Alarm control is on the con trol pod on the head end siderails Activate 1 Raise the head section to the applicable position above 30 2 Press the Enable control 3 Press the Alarm control The indicator comes on and will stay 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
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