Invacare Lightweight Aluminum Wheelchair Stairways, Safety/Handling, Method, WARNING, continued

SAFETY/HANDLING

METHOD 1

METHOD 2

Unless the first assistant has exceptional upper body strength, it is recommended that METHOD 2 use two (2) assistants. The second assistant should be positioned at the front of the wheelchair lifting up- ward on a non-removable (non-detachable) part of the wheelchair frame when lifting the wheelchair and stabilizing the wheelchair when the wheelchair is being lowered to the ground.

The first assistant should stand on the sidewalk and turn the wheelchair so that the rear wheels are against the curb. The wheelchair should be tilted back to the balance point and, in one continuous downward movement, the rear wheels should be pulled up and over the curb. DO NOT return the front casters to the ground until the wheelchair has been pulled backward far enough for the front cast- ers to clear the edge of the curb.

METHOD 2

STAIRWAYS

WARNING

DO NOT attempt to lift the wheelchair by any removable (detachable) part(s). Lifting by means of any removable (de- tachable) parts of a wheelchair may result in injury to the user or damage to the wheelchair.

WARNING, continued

Extreme caution is advised when it is necessary to move an occupied wheelchair up or down the stairs. Invacare recommends using two (2) assistants and making thorough prepa- rations. Make sure to use ONLY secure, non-detachable parts for hand-held supports.

If so equipped, Always wear your seat restraint. Invacare strongly recom- mends ordering the seat restraint as an additional safeguard for the wheelchair user.

Follow this procedure for moving the wheel- chair between floors when an elevator is NOT available:

1.After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the balance point, one assistant (in the rear) backs the wheelchair up against the first step, while securely grasping a non-removable (non-detach- able) part of the wheelchair for leverage.

2.The second assistant, with a firm hold on a non- detachable part of the framework, lifts the wheel- chair up and over the stair and steadies the wheelchair as the first assistant places one (1) foot on the next stair and repeats STEP 1.

3.The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been negotiated and the wheel- chair has been rolled away from the stairway.

ESCALATORS? SORRY!

DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.

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