The hill-rom technician found the proportional valve needed to be replaced.The technician replaced the proportional valve to resolve the issue.The patient was evaluated by the facility staff and found to have a stage 3 wound on his left heel.The patient was being treated with calcium alginate, but is now being treated with skin-prep.The reported injury is serious in nature per fda definition.Per the hill-rom user manual, poor fluidization; if fluidization is sluggish or uneven, notify your hill-rom representative.Fluidization is affected by the following: room temperature, humidity, the amount of materials, such as fluid, cells or cellular debris, which has escaped from the blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, restricted air circulation from blankets on the bed.A search of the hill-rom maintenance records showed hill-rom performed preventative maintenance on this bed in 2017.It is unknown if the facility performed any other preventative maintenance on this bed.Based on this information, no further action is required.
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