Invacare 1171880 user manual Stairways, Moving Up Stairs

4	SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
	￿	WARNING
		When lowering the front casters of the wheelchair,
		Do not let the wheelchair drop the last few inches
		to the ground. This could result in injury to the
		occupant and/or damage to the wheelchair.
Roll the wheelchair backward and slowly lower the wheelchair in one
continuous movement. DO NOT let the wheelchair drop the last few
inches to the ground. This could result in injury to the occupant. Turn			FIGURE 3 Tipping - Curbs
the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.
4.6	Stairways
	￿	WARNING
		Extreme caution is advised when it is necessary to move an occupied or unoccupied wheelchair up or down the stairs.

Invacare recommends that, if possible, the user be removed from the wheelchair prior to moving. Invacare recommends using two assistants and making thorough preparations. Make sure to use only secure, non-detachable parts for hand-held supports.

Follow this procedure for moving the wheelchair between floors when an elevator is not available:

Moving Up Stairs

1.If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing up.

2.One assistant (positioned behind the wheelchair), securely grasps a non-removable (non-detachable) part of the wheelchair for leverage and tilts the wheelchair back to the balance point.

3.After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the balance point, the assistant behind the wheelchair backs the wheelchair up against the first step.

4.The second assistant (positioned in the front of the wheelchair), with a firm hold on a non-detachable part of the framework, lifts the wheelchair up and on to the next stair above and steadies the wheelchair as the assistant behind the wheelchair places one foot on the next stair above and repeats process.

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