User manual
PATRIOT LX ACCESSORIES: BED RAILS
The Patriot LX Homecare bed deck is equipped with slots specically for bed rail installation, as
shown on the following pages, providing a xed place to mount Lumex bed rails. Two styles of
Lumex bed rails are described in the following pages:
1) The Lumex Patriot LX Bed Rail System, designed specically for Patriot LX Beds, and
2) The Lumex Universal Bed Rail System.
WARNING: Please read the following bed rail safety information before attaching and
using your rails.
Bed Rail Safety
WARNING: If bed rails are not properly installed and adjusted, personal injury and / or
damage to the bed rail could result.
Please read and understand the following bed rail decal before use:
For information on Bed Rail safety, please see the FDA’s brochure concerning Bed Safety and Bed
Rails on the FDA website, at
www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/GeneralHospitalDevicesandSupplies/HospitalBeds/
WARNING: Patient entrapment with bed side rails may result in serious injury or
death. Use only with coherent patients capable of avoiding entrapment. Patients at risk
of entrapment include those who have problems with memory, sleeping, incontinence,
pain, uncontrolled body movement or who get out of bed and walk unsafely without
assistance. For at-risk patients, use only with proper bed side rail protective barriers.
There is also an increased risk of entrapment when bed rails are used in conjunction
with a low air loss product.
WARNING: Bed side rails are not restraining devices. If restraint is required, use
only proper protective restraints. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and applicable
regulations. Monitor patient frequently.
WARNING: DO NOT push or pull the bed by the bed rails.
WARNING: GF Health Products, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or
injury caused by improper installation of bed rails or unauthorized bed rail use. Only
Lumex bed rails are recommended for use with Patriot LX beds. Please consult the
instructions that accompany your Lumex bed rails for complete rail assembly and
installation instructions.
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