User's Manual

Series 5.0 Software (0510-1059-A_DRAFT) - User Guide 21
Fall Management Systems
Fall Management Systems
The Fall Management System provides restraint-free monitoring of a patient who may try to leave a bed or chair
without assistance. The Fall Management System can be configured to interface with the software along with your
facility’s nurse call system. An Assistance Required alarm is activated in response to a Fall Management System
alert when interfaced with the Series 5.0 Software.
The Sensor Pad of the Fall Management System is placed on a patient’s bed or chair and connected to
a Control Unit. If a patient removes his or her weight from the Sensor Pad, the Control Unit issues an
audible alert.
Sensor Pads
Sensor Pads can be used on any bed or chair in your facility. They are disposable, intended for single-patient
use, and warranted for 7, 30, 90 or 180 days. The Sensor Pads have a limited expected useful life. You
must record the date the warranty expires in the area provided on the label. You must not use the
sensor pad after the in-service warranty has expired.
FIGURE 1.6: Fall Management System
WARNING: The Fall Management System may not be suitable for patients who are
at “HIGH RISK FOR FALL.” Other monitoring measures may also be required.
The Fall Management System should not be a substitute for routine visual
monitoring protocol by caregiving personnel.
WARNING: Pad may become damaged when used on a dynamic mattress (air,
water, etc.). Correct operation should be confirmed at every patient rotation.
WARNING: Due to the possibility of strangulation, all cables should be routed
away from the patient’s throat.When securing the strap, take up any extra slack
in the cord that may become tangled with a patient’s bed or chair. Failure to do
so may result in patient injury.This device should not be used in the presence of
flammable anesthetic mixtures.
Control Unit
Sensor Pad
Sensor Pad