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SECTION 2—SAFETY AND HANDLING

Part No 1114850 15 Recumbent Handcycle Series

SECTION 2—SAFETY AND

HANDLING

Safety and Handling of the Handcycle

Requiresthecloseattentionoftheuseraswellastheassistant.Thismanualpointsoutthe

mostcommonproceduresandtechniquesinvolvedinthesafeoperationand

maintenanceofthehandcycle.Itisimportanttopracticeandmasterthesesafetechniques

untilyouarecomfortableinmaneuveringthehandcycle.

Usethisinformationonlyasabasicguide.Thetechniquesthatarediscussedonthe

followingpageshavebeenusedsuccessfullybymany.

Individualusersoftendevelopskillstodealwithdailylivingactivitiesthatmaydiffer

fromthosedescribedinthismanual.Invacarerecognizesandencourageseachindividual

totrywhatworksbestforhim/herinovercomingobstaclesthattheymayencounter.

Techniquesinthismanualareastartingpointforthenewhandcycleuserandassistant

withsafetyasthemostimportantconsiderationforall.

Stability and Balance

Forstabilityandproperoperationofyourhandcycle,youMUSTatalltimesmaintain

properbalance.Yourhandcycleshouldremainuprightandstableduringnormaldaily

activitieswhenoperatedcorrectly.

Invacarerecommendsusingseatpositioningstrapsforadditionalsafety.

A Note to Handcycle Assistants

Whenlearningassistancetechniquesforthehandcycle,haveanexperiencedassistant

helpyoubeforeattemptingitalone.

Whenyouareassistingwithatransferto/fromthehandcycle,remembertousegood

bodymechanics.Keepyourbackstraightandbendyourkneeswhenliftingor

positioningthehandcyclefortheend‐user.

Also,

beawareofdetachableparts.TheseMUSTNEVERbeusedforliftingsupportsor

tomovethehandcycle,astheymaybeinadvertentlyreleased,resultinginpossibleinjury

totheuserand/orassistant.

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