Guidelines For Selecting Mattress Vent Valves To Open - Arjohuntleigh Nimbus 4 Mode D'emploi

Head
End
Head
Cells
Shoulder Support Cell
Guidelines for
Selecting Mattress
Vent Valves to Open
Nimbus Professional Mattress - Vent Valves
Torso
Cells
The following guidelines should be adhered to when
selecting Vent Valves to open on the Nimbus 4 and
Nimbus Professional mattresses:
1. For permanent off-loading/pressure relief:
• Select no more than one cell directly under the
area you want to relieve (head, torso, calf or heel
section).
• Open the Vent Valve to deflate the cell.
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This single cell can be left permanently deflated.
2. For temporary nursing procedures:
• Select one or more adjacent cells.
• Open the Vent Valve(s) to deflate the cell(s).
• Once the nursing/clinical procedure is complete
re-inflate the cell(s) by closing the Vent Valve(s).
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Deflating more than one adjacent cell may affect the
support of the patient during the normal alternating
cycle, so should only be used for temporary
procedures.
3. For complex patient needs, you can off-load more
than one area on the patient for longer periods, but
with the following restrictions:
• Deflate only one cell in the torso section.
• Deflate only one cell in the calf/heel section.
• Deflate only one cell in the Head Section when
the patient is in the supine (face up) position, or
all three cells in the Head Section when the
patient is in the prone (face down) position.
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Do not deflate any more cells in each area or it may
affect the support of the patient during the normal
alternating cycle.
Thigh
Cells
15
Foot
End
Heelguard
Cells