Drive devilbiss healthcare was notified of an incident involving a pressure prevention mattress via medwatch report.The initial reporter stated that "his patient suffered bruising on her head from falling out of the mattress," reportedly because the "pump was not working, causing the mattress to deflate," "which then caused the patient to fall on the floor." the patient was reportedly admitted to the hospital and has been receiving therapy post-hospitalization.Drive obtained the unit for evaluation, during which it was determined that the pump operates as intended and fills bladder to full height.During evaluation, drive noted that the unit's emergency cord, used to deflate the unit immediately if cpr is necessary, was disconnected when received.If the emergency cord was disconnected during use, it would result in the complete deflation of the bladder.
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