Invacare EX2 Wheelchair User Manual


 
SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No. 1110546 7 Tracer® EX2
Whencleaningrearcaneorhandgripareasuseonlyacleantowellightlydampenedwithcoolwater.
Verifythatgripsaredrypriortouse.Useofsoaporammoniabasedcleaningsolutionswillresultinthe
handgripsslidingoffthecaneassembly.Failuretoobservethiswarningmayresultininjurytotheuser
orbystanders.
Ifthewheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),highhumidityand/or
becomeswet,priortouse,ensurethatthehandgripsdonottwistonthehandle.Otherwise,damageor
injurymayoccur.
DONOTtraverse,climborgodownrampsorslopesgreaterthan9°.
DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.
DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.
DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchairtotipoverand
causebodilyharmtoyouordamagetothewheelchair.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreachingdownbetween
yourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismaycausethe
wheelchairtotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowarddirectionyouarereachingasthewheelchairmay
tipover.
DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenotbrakes.
DONOTtipthewheelchairwithoutassistance.
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymayoccur.
Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreduce
thegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.Whentransferring
toandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengagebothwheellocks.
DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingbymeansofany
removable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytotheuserordamagetothe
wheelchair.
DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.
DONOTusethefootplateasaplatform.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,makesurethatthe
footplatesareintheupwardposition.
ALWAYSusethehandrimsforselfpropulsion.Inasmuchasthehandrimsareanoptiononthis
wheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithoutthehandrims),Invacarestronglyrecommendsorderingthe
handrimsasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.
Makesuredetentballsofthequickreleasepinarefullyreleasedbeforeoperatingthewheelchair.
ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Inasmuchastheseatpositioningstrapis
anoptiononthis
wheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheseatpositioningstrap),Invacarestronglyrecommends
orderingtheseatpositioningstrapasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.Theseat
positioningstrapisapositioningbeltonly.Itisnotdesignedforuseasasafetydevicewithstanding
highstressloadssuchasautooraircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwearappear,beltMUSTbereplaced
IMMEDIATELY.
ThedetentballsMUSTbeprotrudingpastthetopoftheseatplateassemblyforapositivelock.
Keepdetentballsclean.