Hand check when using an overlay mattress system	Hand check when using a full replacement mattress system

The hand check is used to ensure that the mattress is working properly. 

This must be performed regularly; we recommend once per shift, or every eight hours. 

Open the cover and insert a hand between the upper cells beneath the user’s sacrum (center of the mattress). Check to ensure that there is a gap to the underlying mattress so that the user does not ‘bottom out’. If you can feel the user’s sacrum resting in the palm of your hand, the gap is too small. Make a new automatic setting or see Troubleshooting - CuroCell A4 – Instructions of Use.

For more information and to learn more about the CuroCell A4 product line, along with other Care of Sweden products, visit the Crescent Healthcare website, and check out the articles under the Care of Sweden category.