OWNERS OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
TMM3 VIDEO FLUOROSCOPY STRETCHER-CHAIR
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PATIENT INGRESS / EGRESS
PATIENT SHOULD NEVER BE PERMITTED TO ENTER OR EXIT FROM ENDS
OF STRETCHER-CHAIR WHEN IN AN UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY, OR TOTALLY
RECLINED POSITION. EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ON ENDS COULD CAUSE CHAIR
TO TILT, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE PATIENT INJURY.
NOTICE: Follow these instructions for safe and proper patient ingress (entry onto chair) and
egress (exit from chair).
a. Patient ingress and egress should always be made with chair in upright-chair position.
b. Patient must enter and exit from side of chair with their body weight centered over SEAT
section.
c. See PATIENT TRANSFER section for instruction on transferring patient from one
horizontal surface to another.
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PATIENT INGRESS (ENTRY)
1.
Depress RED caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
2. Adjust chair to lowest height and into upright-chair position.
3. Lower one side rail of seat section.
4. If back section rails are present, remove / lower back section rail of same side.
5. Position patient (facing away from chair) at SEAT section.
6. WITH PATIENT ENTERING FROM SIDE OF CHAIR, assist patient while they sit down on SEAT
section.
7.
Once patient is fully seated, assist them in rotating their body in-line with chair into a seated
position.
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PATIENT EGRESS (EXIT)
1.
Depress RED caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
2. Adjust chair to lowest height and into upright-chair position.
3. Lower one side rail of seat section.
4. If back section rails are present, remove / lower back section rail of same side.
5. Ensure patient’s body weight is centered on SEAT section.
6. WITH PATIENT EXITING TO SIDE OF CHAIR, assist patient in rotating their body by placing
their legs over one side of chair.
7.
Assist patient into standing position from seated position.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: CONTINUED
