Risks And Precautions; Safety Information - GETINGE Arjohuntleigh RIK Fluid Overlay Mode D'emploi

The RIK Fluid Overlay
The RIK Fluid Overlay has been designed to provide a high degree of pressure
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redistribution, low shear, comfort and stability. To ensure proper use of the RIK Fluid
Overlay, please read these instructions and save them for future reference.
Features include:
• Attaches easily to most hospital mattresses
• Eliminates noise, heat and power consumption
• Self-adjusting during patient repositioning
Indication
• The RIK Fluid Overlay is indicated for patients at high risk of pressure ulcers.
Contraindications
• Unstable cervical, thoracic and / or lumbar fracture
• Cervical traction

Risks and Precautions

• Transfer - Precaution should be taken during patient transfer.
• Side Rails and Restraints - WARNING: Use or non-use of restraints,
including side rails, can be critical to patient safety. Serious or fatal injury
can result from the use (potential entrapment) or non-use (potential patient
falls) of side rails or other restraints. See related Safety Information.
• Patient Migration - Specialty surfaces have different shear
and support characteristics than conventional surfaces
and may increase the risk of patient movement, sinking and / or
migration into hazardous positions of entrapment and /or inadvertent
bed exit. Monitor patients frequently to guard against patient entrapment.
• Skeletal Traction or Unstable Fracture (if not contraindicated) - With
skeletal traction, unstable pelvic fracture or any other unstable
fracture (to the extent not contraindicated), maintain physician-directed
angle of articulation and guard against risks of patient migration.

Safety Information

Side Rails / Patient Restraints - Whether and how to use side rails or restraints is
a decision that should be based on each patient's needs and should be made by the
patient and the patient's family, physician and caregivers, with facility protocols in
mind. Caregivers should assess risks and benefits of side rail / restraint use (including
entrapment and patient falls from bed) in conjunction with individual patient needs,
and should discuss use or non-use with patient and / or family. Consider not only
the clinical and other needs of the patient but also the risks of fatal or serious injury
from falling out of bed and from patient entrapment in or around the side rails,
restraints or other accessories. In the US, for a description of entrapment hazards,
vulnerable patient profile and guidance to further reduce entrapment risks, refer
to FDA's Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance To Reduce
Entrapment. Outside the US, consult the local Competent Authority or Government
Agency for Medical Device Safety for specific local guidance. Consult a caregiver
and carefully consider the use of bolsters, positioning aids or floor pads, especially
with confused, restless or agitated patients. It is recommended that side rails (if
used) be locked in the full upright position when the patient is unattended. Make
sure a capable patient knows how to get out of bed safely (and, if necessary, how to
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