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Here is some sample content from FDA Safety Tips for Clinical Staff for the Prevention of Fires Caused by Hospital Beds:

	FDA SAFETY TIPS FOR CLINICAL STAFF FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES CAUSED BY HOSPITAL BEDS The FDA has issued the following list of safety tips for clinical staff to reduce the risk of fires caused by hospital beds. The FDA notes that regular practices prohibiting smoking and other routine fire prevention processes are assumed to be in place. The FDA also notes that the fire risks associated with oxygen administration to a patient in bed are not addressed in this list of safety tips. This list of safety tips addressed methods and precautions to take to prevent fires primarily associated with...
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	...where normal bed movement may damage or cut the cable. Test the bed's hand and panel control, including the patient lockout features, to assure that the bed is working properly. Inspect the covering of the bed's control panel and the patient control panel to assure that the covering is not cracked or damaged. Cracked or damaged covers can allow liquids or other conductive material to penetrate to the switches. Check patient bed occupancy monitors and all other equipment in the...