Invacare 9000 JYMNI PEDIATRIC Series Owner's Operator And Maintenance Manual page 11

GENERAL GUIDELINES
3. The second assistant, with a firm hold on a non-de-
tachable part of the framework, lifts the wheelchair up
and over the stair and steadies the wheelchair as the
first assistant places one (1) foot on the next stair and
repeats STEP 1.
4. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last
stair has been negotiated and the wheelchair has
been rolled away from the stairway.
WARNING
Make sure that the anti-tipper wheels are point-
ing down towards the ground/floor BEFORE using
the wheelchair.
Turn the anti-tippers wheels down towards the ground/
floor.
ESCALATORS? SORRY!
DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair
between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.
Transferring To and From Other Seats
WARNING
BEFORE attempting to transfer in or out of the
wheelchair, every precaution should be taken to
reduce the gap distance. Turn both casters to-
ward the object you are transferring onto. Also
be certain the wheel locks are engaged to help
prevent the wheels from moving.
When transferring, position yourself as far back as
possible in the seat. This will prevent damaged
upholstery and the possibility of the wheelchair
tipping forward.
NOTE: This activity may be performed independently
provided you have adequate mobility and upper body
strength.
Position the wheelchair as close as possible along side
the seat to which you are transferring, with the front cast-
ers pointing toward it. Engage wheel locks. 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.
MINIMIZE
GAP
DISTANCE
Folding and Unfolding The Wheelchair
WARNING
Keep hands and fingers clear of moving parts to
avoid injury.
TO OPEN.
1. Open the wheelchair by grasping the armrest of the
wheelchair closest to you.
2. Tilt the wheelchair towards you (raising the opposite
wheel and caster off the ground/floor).
3. Push downward on the TOP of the seat rail closest to
you where the seat upholstery is attached until the
wheelchair is fully open.
4. RECLINERS ONLY - Secure the detached end of
the spreader bar to the side frame. Refer to STOR-
ING/REPLACING THE SPREADER BAR in PRO-
CEDURE 9 of this manual.
5. WHEELCHAIRS WITH STROLLER HANDLES
ONLY - Position BOTH stroller handles at the same
hole height. Refer to INSTALLING ADJUSTING
STROLLER HANDLES in PROCEDURE 10 of this
manual.
"HAMMOCK OR SLING SEAT" MODELS
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