Where instructions or other information necessary for performance of the diagnostic procedure is communicated to the patient through the diagnostic equipment, the instructions and other...
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M306.1 General
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M306.1 General
A volume control can be helpful, particularly in diagnostic equipment where hearing aids cannot be worn....
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M307 Operable Parts
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M307 Operable Parts
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M307.1 General
Operable parts for patient use shall comply with M307.
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M307.1 General
Operable parts for patient use shall comply with M307.
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M307.2 Tactilely Discernible
Operable parts shall be tactilely discernible without activation.
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M307.2 Tactilely Discernible
Operable parts shall be tactilely discernible without activation.
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M307.3 Operation
Operable parts shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist.
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M307.3 Operation
Operable parts shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist.
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M307.4 Operating Force
The force required to activate operable parts shall be 5 pounds (22.2 N) maximum.
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M307.4 Operating Force
The force required to activate operable parts shall be 5 pounds (22.2 N) maximum.
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IV. ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
(c) Examination Equipment List....
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PART 4: ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
For example, if a patient must be lying down to be thoroughly examined, then a person with a disability must also be examined lying down....
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Figure M4: Overview of M303 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient While Seated in a Wheelchair and M304 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient in a Standing Position (Weight Scale Example)
Where the primary use of the equipment supports more than one patient position, it must comply with the requirements for each use. ...
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Exam Tables and Chairs
A handle or support rail is often needed along one side of the table for stability during a transfer and during the examination....
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Features of Accessible Exam Tables
Features of Accessible Exam Tables 1. Removable/adjustable support rails with continuous gripping surfaces 2. 30” X 48” minimum clear floor space adjacent to exam table and...
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Typical Transfer Techniques: Staff Assistance and Patient Lifts
The provider should ask the patient if he or she needs assistance, and if so, what is the best way to help and what extra equipment, if any, is needed....
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Portable Floor Lifts
To properly and safely assist patients with transfers, medical staff will likely need training on how to operate the equipment and on safe patient handling techniques....
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Additional Transfer Techniques: Use of Stretchers and Gurneys
Additional Transfer Techniques: Use of Stretchers and Gurneys Some equipment, including radiologic equipment, lacks space underneath necessary for a portable floor lift to be used....
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Figure M5: Overview of M303 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient While Seated in a Wheelchair and 304 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient in a Standing Position (Mammography Machine Example)
Where the primary use of the equipment supports more than one patient position, it must comply with the requirements for each use. ...
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11B-805 Medical care and long-term care facilities
These units are not intended as normal patient toileting facilities but as equipment in support of patient care assessment within an ICU setting....
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5.1 Transfer Surface Height Recommendations
This height is also critical for patients who use mobility aids such as walkers and canes and may find it difficult to get up onto or down from an examination chair or table or imaging bed...
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5.1.1 Transfer Surface Height Adjustability Recommendation for M301 and M302
The adjustability of medical diagnostic equipment will facilitate transfers for all types of patient populations by providing the ability to “pair” the transfer surface of diagnostic equipment...