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TRANSFERRING THE PATIENT

Part No. 1145810 31 Electric Portable Patient Lift

Transferring to a Commode Chair

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.1.

1. Liftthepatientfromthebed.Referto

LiftingthePatientonpage 26.

2. Presstheboomupbuttontoelevatethe

patienthighenoughtoclearthearmsof

thecommodechair.Theirweightwill

besupportedbythepatientlift.

3. Guidethepatientontothecommode

chair.Thismayrequiretwoassistants.

4. Presstheboomdownbuttontolower

thepatientontothecommodechair

leavingtheslingattachedtotheswivel

barhooks.

5. Whencomplete,rechecktheslingfor

correctattachments.

6. Presstheboomupbuttontoraisethe

patientoffthecommodechair.

7. Whenthepatientisclearofthe

commodesurface(usingthesteering

handles),movethepatientliftaway

fromthecommodechair.

FIGURE 5.1 Transferring to a Commode

Chair

8. Toreturnthepatienttobed,reverseLiftingthePatientstartingonpage 26.

9. Toreturnorplacethepatientinawheelchair,refertoTransferringtoaWheelchairon

page 32.

Transferring to a Standard Commode

NOTE:TheInvacarepatientliftisNOTintendedasatransportdevice.Movingaperson

suspendedinaslingoveranydistanceisNOTrecommended.Ifthebathroomfacilitiesarenotnear

thebedorifthepatientliftcannotbeeasilymaneuveredtowardsthecommode,thenthepatient

MUSTbe

transferredtoawheelchairandtransportedtothebathroomfacilitiesbeforeusingthe

patientliftagaintopositionthepatientonastandardcommode.RefertoTransferringtoa

Wheelchaironpage 32.

1. Useanemptypatientlifttocheckifthepatientliftcanmaneuveraroundthe

commode.

2. Ifthepatientliftcanmaneuveraroundthecommode,liftthepatientfromthebed.

RefertoLiftingthePatient

onpage 26.

3. Transportthepatienttothebathroomfacility.

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