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SECTION 3—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
Part No. 1148076 17 Pronto
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M51
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Base with SureStep
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Coping With Everyday Obstacles
ƽ WARNING
DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to move forward in the seat or pick
them up from the floor by reaching down between your knees.
Proper positioning is essential for your safety. When reaching, leaning, bending or
bending forward, it is important to use the casters as a tool to maintain stability and
balance.
Many activities require the wheelchair user to reach, bend and transfer in and out of
the wheelchair. These movements will cause a change to the normal balance, cen-
ter of gravity, and weight distribution of the wheelchair. To determine and establish
your particular safety limits, practice bending, reaching and transferring activities in
several combinations in the presence of a qualified healthcare professional before
attempting active use of the wheelchair.
NOTE:Forthisinformation,refertoFIGURE 3.1.
Copingwiththeirritationofeverydayobstaclescanbealleviatedsomewhatbylearning
howtomanageyourwheelchair.Keepinmindyourcenterofgravitytomaintainstability
andbalance.
Whilethewalkingbeamallowstotraverseuptoa2‐inchbumporthreshold,stopping
afterthewheelscrossthebumpposesaproblem.Thechaircannotreverseoverthebump
atthispoint.Continueforwardandthenturnaround.
Whilethewheelchairisdesignedforuse
primarilyinandaroundthehome,the
providershoulddeterminewhetherthis
chairissuitablefortheactualenvironment
thechairwillbeusedin.
DONOTgodownrampatfullspeed.
Someseat/backpositionswillcause
wheelchairtofeelunstable.
FIGURE 3.1 Coping With Everyday
Obstacles
CAUTION
Be aware of condition of ramp. Traction will be diminished/nonexistent on a slip-
pery surface. Proceed with caution.
2-inch Bump
or Threshold