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To prevent serious injury or death from suffocation or strangulation:
• When infant is positioned supine or prone, never use
additional padding or blankets in the head area or near the
infant’s face.
DO NOT
cover ventilation slots.
• When infant is positioned on right side, place firm padding
under child’s head as directed by pediatrician or hospital
designated medical staff.
• Always securely adjust harness straps. Never leave harness
straps loose or unfastened.
• Due to the special medical needs of premature and/or low
birth weight infants, infants
MUST
be monitored at all times
while in car bed.
• For infants positioned on their stomach or right side, an adult
must be restrained in a seating position next to the car bed
to allow visual monitoring and listening to the infant at all
times.
WARNING
Positioning Harness For Use:
Always position infant on back unless advised by pediatrician or hospital designated
medical staff to position infant on stomach or right side.
For use with infant on back or stomach:
• Slide harness straps along harness slots toward
back side of car bed .
For use with infant on side:
• Slide harness straps along harness slots toward
front side of car bed .
Position harness straps so neck of harness, where shoulders
join, is at the edge of shoulder harness slot .
Inspect harness straps. They MUST not be twisted.
NOTE:
If a blanket is used for additional warmth, it must
be placed outside harness straps and tucked around infant.
Be sure no blankets or other articles are under infant or
cover the ventilation slots in the pad.
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Neck
of
Harness
Front
Side
of
Car Bed
2
3
2
3
1
Back
Side
of
Car Bed
1
Securing Infant In Car Bed:
Place infant on back, stomach or right side. Harness must
be properly positioned for infant. See “Positioning harness
for use” section.
NOTE:
Illustrations shows infant lying on back. Follow
the same steps to position and secure infant positioned
on stomach or right side.
Position infant’s shoulders at shoulder harness
slot opening.
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1
2
Shoulder
Harness
Slot
1
2
Bring both crotch harness strap and buckle up between
infant’s legs. Check that crotch harness strap does not
extend into infant’s neck and chin area.
If it does, fold top of crotch harness
strap down, tucking it under.
Place shoulder harness straps over infant’s shoulders and
insert buckle tongues into buckle (you should hear a click).
Pull up on buckle tongues to be sure they are locked.
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3
Crotch Harness
Strap
Crotch
Harness
Strap
Fold
4
Shoulder
Harness
Straps
Front of
Car Bed
3
