Advanta™ 2 Bed Tips
THREE-MODE BED EXIT
SYSTEM (PATIENT POSITION
MONITOR)
• The Bed Exit Alarm will notify the caregiver when:
+ Patient Position: patient moves toward either siderail or moves
away from the head section, such as sitting up in bed.
+ Exiting: patient moves away from the center of the bed towards
an egress point.
+ Out of Bed: patient’s weight shifts significantly off the frame of
the bed.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Make sure the patient is centered in the
bed and aligned with the hip locator.
• Press the Enable control until the indicator
comes on.
• Press the applicable mode control. When
the system beeps one time and the
indicator stays on solid, the system is
armed.
TO RESET OR DEACTIVATE:
• Press the Enable control until the indicator
comes on.
• Press any mode control until the indicator
goes off.
TO ADJUST THE ALARM VOLUME:
• Make sure the patient is on the bed and the system is
armed.
• Press the Enable control until the indicator comes on.
• Press and release the Volume control until the applicable
volume indicator comes on.
SAFEVIEW® SYSTEM
• The SafeView® Alerts show a steady green when the
Bed Exit Alarm System is active and all of the conditions
below are met:
+ The bed is in the low position.
+ The siderails are up: at least
the two head siderails and
possibly one or both foot
siderails.
+ The brake is set.
• If one or more of these conditions are not met, the Alerts
flash yellow. The 30° Head Angle Alarm will cause the
lights to flash yellow even if the SafeView® Alerts are not
active.
• A technical problem may cause the lights to flash yellow
and green; in which case, call your facility authorized
maintenance person.
TO DEACTIVATE ALERTS ONLY:
• Make sure the Bed Exit Alarm System is not active.
• Press and release the Enable control.
• Press and hold the applicable Bed Exit Mode control.
• Continue to press the Bed Exit Mode control, and press
the Volume control for approximately three seconds.
• The Alerts will flash green for three seconds to let you
know the configuration is set. The Bed Exit Alarm System
will be active, and the Alerts will be off.
HEAD ANGLE ALARM
• The angle of the head section is continuously displayed
on the caregiver pod. When set, the Head Angle Alarm
control notifies caregivers if the head section goes
below 30° with these indicators:
+ The alarm display will flash continuously.
+ An audible alarm will come on.
+ The alarm indicator will flash.
+ If installed, the SafeView® Alerts lights will flash yellow.
+ The caregiver pod display flashes five times.
TO SET THE ALARM:
• Raise the head section to the applicable
position above 30°.
• Press the Enable control.
• Press the Alarm control. The alarm
indicator will come on.
TO TURN OFF THE ALARM:
• Raise the head section above 30°.
TO DEACTIVATE THE ALARM:
• Press the Enable control.
• Press the Alarm control. The alarm indicator will go off.
• NOTE: When the bed operates on battery power, the
display will be off and the alarm will not work.
LOCKOUT CONTROLS
• Located on the caregiver siderail control panel, the
lockout controls allow the caregiver to disable the bed
articulating functions to prevent patient positioning
features from being used.
FEATURES THAT CAN BE LOCKED OUT:
+ The Bed Up/Down lockout also locks out the Trendelenburg and
Reverse Trendelenburg controls.
+ The Head or Knee lockout also locks out the Chair and Bed Flat
controls.
+ The Knee lockout also locks out the Foot controls.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Press and hold the Lockout control, and
then press the applicable control.
• Both patient and caregiver controls are
locked out.
• An audible alarm sounds when a lockout is activated.
• An LED on the control panel comes on when a lockout is
activated.
TO DEACTIVATE:
• Press and hold the Lockout control, and then press the
applicable locked out control.
BED FLAT CONTROL
• The Bed Flat control allows a caregiver to easily return
the sleep deck to a flat position (head and knee section
down and foot section up) from any articulated position.
The Bed Flat control only returns the sleep deck to a flat
position; it does not change the angle of the bed.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Press and hold the Bed Flat control.
• When all sections are flat, the system
stops.
TRENDELENBURG AND
REVERSE TRENDELENBURG
CONTROLS
• The Trendelenburg control raises the foot end of the bed
relative to the head end while Reverse Trendelenburg
raises the head end of the bed relative to the foot
end. The controls are on the head siderails and can be
activated at any bed height. The Trendelenburg and
Reverse Trendelenburg Line-of-Site® Angle indicators
are in the foot-end siderails. A cardiac arrest board (or
the headboard in its place) is required.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Press and hold the
Trendelenburg or Reverse
Trendelenburg control to go
into the applicable position.
TO DEACTIVATE:
• Press the opposite control to
return to the level position
or raise or lower the bed
fully.
EMERGENCY CPR CONTROL
• The CPR release allows the head section to lower and is
gas assisted to cushion the movement and can be used
when power is not available. The Emergency CPR control
handles are located at the head end of the bed, under
each corner of the sleep deck.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Pull and hold the CPR
control handle with one
hand.
• Let the head section come to
a stop in the flat position.
• Release the CPR control handle when the head section
is flat.
• The head section actuator is automatically re-enabled
after the CPR control handle is released.
VASCULAR POSITION
• The Vascular Position allows
for the patient’s legs to
be placed above the level
of their sternum without
placing the bed in the
Trendelenburg position.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Press the Foot Up control.
TO DEACTIVATE:
• Press the Foot Down control to return to flat
position.
FOOT EXTENSION (BED
EXTENDER)
• This foot or bed extender allows the foot section to
extend 3” (7.6 cm).
TO EXTEND:
• Grasp the control bar located
under the bed frame, below the
footboard.
• Push up on the control bar.
• Pull the foot section out, then
release the control bar.
• Continue to pull on the foot
section until it locks into position.
• When the foot section is extended,
insert the mattress foot extender pad between the
mattress and the footboard.
TO RETRACT:
• Remove the mattress foot extender pad.
• Grasp the control bar located under the bed frame,
below the footboard.
• Push up on the control bar.
• Push the foot section in, then release the control bar.
• Continue to push the foot section in until it locks into
position.
DINING CHAIR® POSITION
• The Dining Chair® Position control allows the caregiver
to put the bed in an upright position.
• The controls are located on the head siderails. When
activated, the bed will articulate to a maximum of 65° for
the head section, 19° for the knee section, and -12° for
the foot section.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Set the brake.
• Press the Dining Chair® Position control.
The patient deck moves to the chair
position.
TO RETURN TO FLAT POSITION:
• Press the Bed Flat control to return the
sleep deck to the flat position.
• WARNING: Check at regular times to make sure the
patient remains correctly positioned. The use of
pillows can help maintain side-to-side positioning.
Injury to the patient may result from improper
positioning.
FULLCHAIR® PATIENT
POSITIONING MECHANISM
• The FullChair® Patient Positioning Mechanism allows the
caregiver to place the patient in a fully seated position
without having to remove the patient from the bed.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Set the brake.
• Press the Dining Chair®
Position control. The patient
deck transitions to the chair
position.
• Once the bed has finished traveling, press the Reverse
Trendelenburg control until the applicable position is
reached.
TO RETURN TO FLAT POSITION:
• Press the Bed Flat control to return the sleep deck to the
flat position.
• Press the Trendelenburg control to return the bed frame
to the level position or fully lower the bed.
• WARNING: Check at regular times to make sure the
patient remains correctly positioned. The use of
pillows can help maintain side-to-side positioning.
Injury to the patient may result from improper
positioning.
AUTOMATIC CONTOUR
FEATURE
• The automatic contour feature is designed to help keep
the patient from sliding down in bed and to provide
automatic comfort level positioning by raising the head
section and the knee section simultaneously.
TO ACTIVATE:
• Press the patient Head Up/
Down control.
• The automatic contour feature
is active only when both the
head section and knee section
are not locked out. When the head section is locked out,
the knee section can be raised or lowered by using the
Knee Up/Down control.
ZEROING THE SCALE
• The scale should be zeroed prior to placing a patient on
the bed.
+ Be sure to put ALL linens, pillows, and equipment on the bed
prior to zeroing the scale.
HOW TO ZERO THE SCALE:
• Press and hold the Zero control until the
Hands Off indicator flashes.
• Release the button.
• The display will show CALC or ---- until the
zero sequence is complete.
• Then, the display will show 0.0.
WEIGHING THE PATIENT
• Be sure the scale has been zeroed with linens, pillows,
and other equipment on the bed prior to weighing the
patient.
HOW TO WEIGH A PATIENT:
• Make sure the patient is centered on the
bed.
• Ensure the bed is clear of all obstructions
(lines, tubing, walls, etc).
• Press the weigh button until the Hands Off
indicator flashes, then release the button.
The weight will show in either pounds (lb.)
or kilograms (kg).
LINE MANAGER
• The Line Manager helps to keep
lines (such as IV fusion lines, suction
lines, oxygen lines, etc.) together
and away from the articulating
frame. A Line Manager is on each
head siderail.
• Observe lines closely during articulations. Always use
good line management techniques, particularly as the
head section rises.
CARE GRIP HAND HOLD
• The ergonomically designed Care
Grip Hand Hold helps assist the
patient during ingress and egress
and to help a patient position
themself in bed. The Care Grip Hand
Hold is located on both head siderails.
FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ON
HOW TO OPERATE THE ADVANTA™ 2
BED, SEE USER’S MANUAL.
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