6. Check the head end LED indicators to make sure that the cot is ready to load.
a. If the LEDs are solid green, then the cot head end is in position.
b. If the LEDs are flashing amber, then the cot head end is not in position.
7. Press and hold the retract (-) button on the cot control switch (Figure 39), to fully retract the cot undercarriage until the
cot is supported.
8. Push the cot into the vehicle patient compartment until the lifting arms lower and the cot locks into P P o o w w e e r r - - L L O O A A D D .
9. Make sure that the cot is locked into P P o o w w e e r r - - L L O O A A D D by firmly pulling side to side on the foot end of the cot.
U U n n l l o o a a d d i i n n g g a a P P o o w w e e r r - - P P R R O O c c o o t t f f r r o o m m a a v v e e h h i i c c l l e e w w i i t t h h P P o o w w e e r r - - L L O O A A D D o o p p t t i i o o n n
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
• Always load or unload an occupied cot into a vehicle with a minimum of two trained operators.
• Always be ready to support the entire weight of the cot and patient if the lifting arms do not raise the cot when you unload
a cot from the vehicle patient compartment. As the cot is unlocked for removal from the vehicle patient compartment, the
P P o o w w e e r r - - L L O O A A D D lifting arms will slightly raise the cot.
1. Lift the vehicle bumper to the raised position, if equipped.
2. Press and hold the release lever at the foot end of the P P o o w w e e r r - - L L O O A A D D system and pull to remove the cot from the vehicle
patient compartment (Figure 40).
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