Transferring A Patient To A Wheelchair; Transferring A Patient To And From A Commode - Invacare Birdie EVO Series User Manual

8. Unlock the rear castors.
9.
Move the lift away from the area.

6.5 Transferring a patient to a wheelchair

WARNING!
Risk of Injury
– Before transferring, check that the wheelchair
weight capacity can withstand the patient's
weight.
– The wheelchair wheel locks MUST be in a
locked position before lowering the patient into
the wheelchair for transport.
1. Perform the following steps in addition to those required
to lift the patient of another resting surface or stationary
object
2. Engage the parking brakes of the wheelchair to prevent
movement of the wheelchair.
3. Position the patient over the seat with their back against
the back of the chair.
4.
Begin to lower the patient and use the grab handle
(on selected models) or sides of the sling to guide the
patient's hips as far back as possible into the seat for
proper positioning. This will maintain a good center of
balance and prevent the chair from tipping forward.
6.6 Transferring a patient to and from
a commode
The Invacare patient lift is NOT intended as a
transport device. 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.
The slings with commode openings are designed to
be used with either a commode chair or standard
commode.
1650023-C
Before transferring the patient, the patient lift should
be guided to the bathroom facilities to check that it
can be easily maneuvered towards the commode.
1. Perform the following steps in addition to those required
to lift the patient of another resting surface or stationary
object
2.
Elevate the patient high enough to clear the commode
chair arms and have their weight supported by the
patient lift. See 5 Usage, page 13
3.
Position the lift so the legs are outside of the commode
legs and the push bars of the lift are opposite of the
commode and guide the patient over the commode.
4.
Lower the patient onto the commode, leaving the
sling attached to the spreader bar hooks. Invacare
recommends that the sling remains connected to the
spreader bar hooks during the patient's use of either
the commode chair or standard commode.
5.
When complete, recheck for correct sling attachment.
6. Raise the patient off of the commode.
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