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SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
9000 Jymni™Pediatric Series 22 Part No 1100868
Stairways
ƽ WARNING
ALWAYS wear your seat positioning strap. Inasmuch as the seat positioning strap is
an option on this wheelchair (you may order with or without the seat positioning
strap), Invacare strongly recommends ordering the seat positioning strap as an
additional safeguard for the wheelchair user. The seat positioning strap is a
positioning belt only. It is not designed for use as a safety device withstanding high
stress loads such as auto or aircraft safety belts. If signs of wear appear, belt MUST
be replaced immediately.
DO NOT attempt to lift a wheelchair by lifting on any removable (detachable)
parts. Lifting by means of any removable (detachable) parts of the wheelchair may
result in injury to the user or damage to the wheelchair.
ALWAYS check hand grips for looseness before using the wheelchair. If loose
and/or worn, replace immediately.
Extreme caution is advised when it is necessary to move an occupied 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.
Jymni Recliner Only - ALWAYS return the back to the upright position before lift-
ing the wheelchair.
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to
FIGURE 2.5.
Follow this procedure for moving the
wheelchair between floors when an
elevator is not available:
1. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so
the wheels are facing up.
2. If necessary, disengage the wheel locks.
Refer to Using Patient Operated Wheel
Locks on page 53.
FIGURE 2.5 Stairways
3. 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-detachable) part of the wheelchair for leverage.
4. The second assistant, with a firm hold on a non-detachable part of the framework, lifts
the wheelchair up and over the stair and steadies the wheelchair as the first assistant
places one foot on the next stair and repeats STEP 1.
5. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been negotiated and the
wheelchair has been rolled away from the stairway.
6. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.