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Joerns® Support Surfaces
DermaFloat® APL
© 2013 Joerns Healthcare • 6110062 RevE • 13-2625
Troubleshooting
Therapy Surface is Not Inflating
•
Ensure the hose connection from the therapy
mattress system (mattress) to the control unit is
securely connected.
•
Ensure that the control unit is plugged into an AC
outlet.
•
Ensure that the power is not on
Standby.
If on
Standby
, press the
Power
button.
•
Ensure that all air cells are connected to the internal
mattress manifold.
Unable to Change Therapy Mode or Adjust
Comfort Control
Make sure the
Lockout
function is disabled. To
disable, press the up and down
Comfort Adjust
arrows
simultaneously.
Nursing Procedures
Recommended Linen
Special linens are not necessary for the DermaFloat
®
APL. There is no need for a bottom sheet as the
therapy pad should be covering the therapy cells at all
times. The resident should never be lying directly on
the therapy cells. Depending on the specific needs of
the resident, the following linens may be utilized:
•
Draw or slide sheet to aid in positioning and to
further minimize friction and shearing.
•
Incontinence barrier pad for residents incontinent
of urine and/or stool, and residents with heavily
draining wounds.
•
Add top sheet, blanket and/or bedspread as
needed for resident comfort.
•
Keep the amount of padding between the resident
and bed to a minimum for optimum performance.
Changing the Therapy Pad
• Place the therapy pad over the therapy cells, fitting
the corner of the cushions into the corner of the
therapy pad. (Similar to a fitted sheet)
•
Attach the therapy pad to the mattress tub using the
straps provided.
Resident Positioning and Comfort
General Repositioning
Residents should be turned and repositioned per
individual turning schedule or per facility policy. It may
be helpful to activate the
Autofirm
mode to achieve
a firm surface for repositioning purposes. The unit
will automatically return to the mode it was in prior
to
Autofirm
in approximately 12 minutes or you can
manually return to therapy mode once resident has
been repositioned.
Unless counter indicated, it is desirable to keep the
head of the bed in the low position to provide optimal
pressure redistribution and minimize the risk of
shearing injuries.
Elevating Resident into Sitting Position
The special properties of the DermaFloat APL, therapy
pad reduce the opportunity for shear and friction that
may occur when raising the head of other beds. As
with any surface, sliding can be expected; therefore,
residents should be repositioned after elevation. The
knee gatch or foot of the bed may be elevated first, to
help prevent the resident from sliding when the head
of the bed is elevated.
Incontinence
Moisture against the skin surface leads to maceration,
or softening of the tissues. To prevent maceration, we
recommend you use an incontinence barrier pad to
absorb the excess moisture.
In the event of incontinence or excess drainage on the
therapy pad, you should wipe off the excess fluid from
the bed surface.
Safety Information
Resident Migration
Specialty bed products are designed to reduce/
redistribute pressure and the shearing/friction forces
on the resident’s skin. The risk of gradual movement
and/or sinking into hazardous positions of entrapment
and/or inadvertent bed exit may be increased due to
the nature of these products.
Traction
With any traction or unstable fractures, maintain
physician-directed angle of articulation and guard
against risks of resident migration or inadvertent
deflation of resident surface.
