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Joerns® Support Surfaces
DermaFloat® APL
© 2013 Joerns Healthcare • 6110062 RevE • 13-2625
Grounding Instructions
Warning:
Use a properly grounded, three-prong, 120V
AC outlet for this product. Failure to use a grounded
outlet could result in personal injury or damage to
equipment or house wiring, including risk of fire. A
qualified electrician should be contacted to correct the
wiring and ensure a properly grounded outlet.
Before installing this product, have the electrical
system checked to make sure the electrical circuits
and the electrical service are properly grounded.
Having a three-prong outlet does not necessarily
mean it is grounded. Sometimes two-prong outlets are
replaced with a three-prong type even though there is
no ground wire.
There is always a chance of a loose connection or
poor installation of a ground wire that causes the loss
of proper ground at the outlet. Inadequate grounding
at electrical outlets can occur even if there is a
ground wire. Wires can become loose over time at the
connection to the outlet.
Note:
To install new wires on a circuit requires a
qualified electrician.
How to Determine if Your Outlet has the
Proper Grounding
Most hardware stores sell circuit testers (Figure 1) that
can be used to test an outlet for proper grounding.
The tester plugs into an outlet and by observing
the indicator lights you can determine if the outlet is
properly grounded. For a higher level of assurance, an
electrician should be requested to thoroughly test the
electrical system with more reliable equipment.
If repair or replacement of the cord or plug is
necessary, please contact Joerns for assistance.
Setup
Warning:
For important precautions, see page two.
Caution:
Do not place the control unit on the floor.
Position the power cord to keep personnel from
tripping over it.
•
Remove the existing mattress from the bed.
•
Unroll the mattress with the hose connection at the
foot end of the bed and the therapy cells facing up.
Secure the ten (10) straps on the mattress securely
to the movable part of the bed frame.
•
If the therapy pad is not already on the mattress,
place it on the mattress. Attach the elastic straps
to the mattress buckles around each corner of the
mattress. Attach the six (6) additional straps to the
movable part of the bed frame.
•
Hang the control unit on the foot of the bed facing
away from the bed. Attach the hoses to the control
unit.
•
Plug in the control unit and the yellow
Standby
light
will illuminate. Press the
Power
button. The control
unit will start and the green light will illuminate.
Keep the control unit on while the resident is on the
mattress.
• Fully inflate the mattress by selecting
Autofirm
.
When the mattress is fully inflated, select the
Therapy
mode, and place the resident on
the mattress.
•
Select the appropriate
Comfort Adjust
level to
prevent bottoming out (i.e., providing greater than
one inch of air between the resident’s sacral area/
buttocks and the lower safety mattress) as outlined
below:
1. Begin by placing the head of the bed in the
appropriate position based on the resident’s
clinical condition.
2.
Select the highest or most firm
Comfort Adjust
setting.
3.
Hand Check: Place a hand with three (3) fingers
(if head of bed at 30° or higher) or four (4)
fingers (if head of bed lower than 30°) stacked
vertically beneath the cells of the mattress and
above the safety mattress directly between
the lowest point of the resident’s sacral area/
buttocks. The smallest finger should be resting
on the safety mattress.
4. Sequentially reduce the
Comfort Adjust
setting
to the firmness level where the height of the
three (3) or four (4) fingers can slide with
minimal resistance between the resident’s sacral
area/buttocks and the lower safety mattress.
This is the proper
Comfort Adjust
setting for the
resident to assure proper inflation of the air cells
and prevent bottoming out of the mattress.
Figure 1
