Invacare R110 Mobility Aid User Manual


 
TRANSFERRING THE PATIENT
Part No. 1145810 31 Electric Portable Patient Lift
Transferring to a Commode Chair
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.1.
1. Liftthepatientfromthebed.Referto
LiftingthePatientonpage 26.
2. Presstheboomupbuttontoelevatethe
patienthighenoughtoclearthearmsof
thecommodechair.Theirweightwill
besupportedbythepatientlift.
3. Guidethepatientontothecommode
chair.Thismayrequiretwoassistants.
4. Presstheboomdownbuttontolower
thepatientontothecommodechair
leavingtheslingattachedtotheswivel
barhooks.
5. Whencomplete,rechecktheslingfor
correctattachments.
6. Presstheboomupbuttontoraisethe
patientoffthecommodechair.
7. Whenthepatientisclearofthe
commodesurface(usingthesteering
handles),movethepatientliftaway
fromthecommodechair.
FIGURE 5.1 Transferring to a Commode
Chair
8. Toreturnthepatienttobed,reverseLiftingthePatientstartingonpage 26.
9. Toreturnorplacethepatientinawheelchair,refertoTransferringtoaWheelchairon
page 32.
Transferring to a Standard Commode
NOTE:TheInvacarepatientliftisNOTintendedasatransportdevice.Movingaperson
suspendedinaslingoveranydistanceisNOTrecommended.Ifthebathroomfacilitiesarenotnear
thebedorifthepatientliftcannotbeeasilymaneuveredtowardsthecommode,thenthepatient
MUSTbe
transferredtoawheelchairandtransportedtothebathroomfacilitiesbeforeusingthe
patientliftagaintopositionthepatientonastandardcommode.RefertoTransferringtoa
Wheelchaironpage 32.
1. Useanemptypatientlifttocheckifthepatientliftcanmaneuveraroundthe
commode.
2. Ifthepatientliftcanmaneuveraroundthecommode,liftthepatientfromthebed.
RefertoLiftingthePatient
onpage 26.
3. Transportthepatienttothebathroomfacility.