Key Features
- Designed to improve patient safety
- Can be easily attached to the headboard or wheelchair
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Magnetically activated
- Battery operated
- Adjustable-length cord clip
Effective, economical alarm for use in wheelchair or bed.
This Personal Alarm for patient safety works magnetically in chairs or beds with your choice of two alarm volumes. Easily attached to headboard or wheelchair, the Personal Alarm offers 85 db or lower 70 db alarm volume. Velcro® bed attachment strip provided. With a reliable multi-directional magnetic pull-switch, the Personal Alarm for patient safety offers an easy to operate resident alarm for bed or chair. Battery operated (included) with adjustable length cord to clip to resident's clothing.
Enhanced Patient Safety: The Skil-Care Personal Alarm is designed to improve safety for patients in wheelchairs or beds. It features a reliable multi-directional magnetic pull-switch that sounds an alarm when patients attempt to get up, ensuring prompt alerts for caregivers.
Customizable & Easy to Use: The alarm offers a selector switch that allows for a choice between high (85 db) or low (70 db) volume settings, accommodating different environments. The adjustable-length cord clips securely to the patient’s clothing, providing dependable monitoring.
Versatile Attachment & Maintenance: This alarm can be easily attached to a headboard or wheelchair using the provided hook and loop strip or integral mounting hole. It’s battery-operated, with batteries included, making it ready for immediate use.
Skil-Care Specializes In: Bed and wheelchair positioning, mattresses, skin protection, gait and transfer assistance, exercise, bariatric accessories, sensory stimulation, physical restraints and numerous other products that are essential.
Product Highlights
- Secures to wheelchairs, geri-chairs and lounge chairs
- Reliable multidirectional magnetic pull-switch
- Adjustable-length cord clips to resident’s clothing
- Comes with a hook and loop strap or clip for attachment to most chairs
- Battery operated (batteries included)
Easy to Use:
Wheelchair Installation
You may choose one of the following two methods to secure the alarm to the wheelchair:
Mounting Bracket
1. Remove the second-from-top screw from either side of the wheelchair backrest
2. Remove grommet from screw, place screw through a hole in alarm mounting bracket, and refasten screw to a wheelchair.
Cord Loop
1. Insert enclosed cord loop through bracket hole.
2. Hang from wheelchair push-handle.
Wheelchair Use
- Adjust cord to the desired length and attach to residents shirt or blouse.
Bed Installation and Use
1. The personal alarm is attached to the headboard by means of Velcro strips Remove backing from one's strip and apply it to the back of the alarm.
2. Peel backing from other Velcro strip and attach it to the upper left or right side of the headboard.
3. Secure alarm to headboard and attach clip to residents pajamas
4. Set alarm at high or low.
Note: To extend battery life, always place switch in off position when the alarm is not in use.
Caution:
1. The Personal Alarm is not a substitute for proper supervision. Fall-risk and wander-risk residents should be monitored regularly.
2. Check battery each time alarm is used. This is done by setting alarm in high or low volume and remove the magnet. If the alarm is weak or fails to sound replace 9-volt battery. To access the battery, push down on battery compartment slide on side of alarm. Test alarm before use.
3. LED should glow when the alarm is turned on (high or low)
4. Periodically check clip to make certain it is attached to residents. Also, check to see if resident has not removed battery
CAUTION: The Skil-Care Personal Alarm could only affect pacemaker/defibrillator function if held directly in contact with the pacemaker or defibrillator area.
Due to the low magnetic pull of the magnet, the products are safe to use if the magnet is kept approximately 2” away from the pacemaker/defibrillator area.
California residents: Proposition 65 WARNING
