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Part No. 1110545 15 A4
SECTION 1GENERAL GUIDELINES
GENERAL GUIDELINES
STAIRWAYS
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.
DO NOT attempt to lift a wheelchair by lifting on any removable
(detachable) parts. Lifting by means of any removable (detachable) parts of
a wheelchair may result in injury to the user or damage to the wheelchair.
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 (2) 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:
1. Turn the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing UP.
2. After the wheelchair has been tipped 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.
3. 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 (1) foot on the next stair and repeats STEP 1.
4. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been negotiated and
the wheelchair has been rolled away from the stairway.
5. Turn the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing DOWN.
ESCALATORS? SORRY!
DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious
bodily injury may occur.