GENERAL GUIDELINES | PROCEDURE 1 |
NOTE: This activity may be performed independently provided you have adequate mobility and upper body strength.
Position the Excelerator on level ground and as close as possible along side the object to which you are transfer- ring. Apply parking brake on Excelerator and secure object that you are transferring into or out of. Shift body weight onto object with transfer.
During independent transfer, little or no seat platform will be beneath you. Use a transfer board if at all possible.
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Parking Brake MUST be secured.
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Crank
Footrest
Seat
Frame
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Wheel Locks MUST be engaged.
STEP 1: Shift body weight to the edge of the wheelchair upholstery closest to the Excelerator.
STEP 2: Lift and place LEFT leg past front frame over cen- ter tube.
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STEP 6: Place both legs onto Excelerator footrests.
STEP 3: Place LEFT hand on the Excelerator seat frame, NOT on hand crank.
STEP 4: Place RIGHT hand on the wheelchair frame.
STEP 5: Lift and shift weight into
Excelerator seat.
FIGURE 1 - TRANSFERRING INTO AND OUT OF THE EXCELERATOR
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