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SECTION 3—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS

Part No.1106645 20 Nutron® Series

6. Thewheelchairshouldnotbelowereduntilthelaststairhasbeennegotiatedandthe

wheelchairhasbeencarriedawayfromthestairway.

Escalators

ƽ WARNING

DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily

injury may occur.

Transferring To and From Other Seats

ƽ WARNING

ALWAYS turn the wheelchair power OFF and engage the clutches to prevent the

wheels from moving BEFORE attempting to transfer in or out of the wheelchair.

Also make sure every precaution is taken to reduce the gap distance by turning

both casters parallel to the object you are transferring onto.

ࣼ CAUTION

When transferring, position yourself as far back as possible in the seat. This will pre-

vent broken screws, damaged upholstery and the possibility of the wheelchair tip-

ping forward.

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 3.1.

NOTE:Thisactivitymaybeperformed

independentlyprovidedyouhaveadequate

mobilityandupperbodystrength.

1. Positionthewheelchairascloseas

possiblealongsidetheseattowhich

youaretransferring,withthecasters

pointingparalleltoit.

2. Engageclutches.Referto

Engaging/Disengaging

theClutcheson

page 65.

3. Shiftbodyweightintoseatwith

transfer.

Duringindependenttransfer,littleorno

seatplatformwillbebeneathyou.Usea

transferboardifatallpossible.

FIGURE 3.1 Transferring To and From

Other Seats

MINIMUM GAP DISTANCE

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