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METHOD 1
METHOD 2
Unless the first assistant has exceptional upper body
strength, it is recommended that METHOD 2 use
two (2) assistants. The second assistant should be
positioned at the front of the wheelchair lifting up-
ward on a non-removable (non-detachable) part of
the wheelchair frame when lifting the wheelchair and
stabilizing the wheelchair when the wheelchair is
being lowered to the ground.
The first assistant should stand on the sidewalk and
turn the wheelchair so that the rear wheels are
against the curb. The wheelchair should be tilted
back to the balance point and, in one continuous
downward movement, the rear wheels should be
pulled up and over the curb. DO NOT return the
front casters to the ground until the wheelchair has
been pulled backward far enough for the front cast-
ers to clear the edge of the curb.
METHOD 2
STAIRWAYS
WA R N I N G
DO NOT attempt to lift the wheelchair
by any removable (detachable) part(s).
Lifting by means of any removable (de-
tachable) parts of a wheelchair may
result in injury to the user or damage to
the wheelchair.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT?
WARNING, continued
Extreme caution is advised when it is
necessary
to
wheelchair
up
Invacare recommends using two (2)
assistants and making thorough prepa-
rations. Make sure to use ONLY secure,
non-detachable parts for hand-held
supports.
If so equipped, Always wear your seat
restraint.
Invacare strongly recom-
mends ordering the seat restraint as an
additional safeguard for the wheelchair
user.
Follow this procedure for moving the wheel-
chair between floors when an elevator is NOT
available:
1. After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the
balance point, one assistant (in the rear) backs
the wheelchair up against the first step, while
securely grasping a non-removable (non-detach-
able) part of the wheelchair for leverage.
2. The second assistant, with a firm hold on a non-
detachable part of the framework, lifts the wheel-
chair 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.
3. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the
last stair has been negotiated and the wheel-
chair has been rolled away from the stairway.
ESCALATORS? SORRY!
DO NOT use an escalator to move a
wheelchair
between
bodily injury may occur.
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