Invacare MyOn HC User Manual page 40

Invacare® MyOn® HC
Moving Up Stairs
1. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are
facing up.
2. One assistant (positioned behind the wheelchair),
securely grasps a non-removable (non-detachable) part
of the wheelchair for leverage and tilts the wheelchair
back to the balance point.
3. After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the balance
point, the assistant behind the wheelchair backs the
wheelchair up against the first step.
4. The second assistant (positioned in the front of the
wheelchair), with a firm hold on a non-detachable part
of the framework, lifts the wheelchair up and on to
the next stair above and steadies the wheelchair as the
assistant behind the wheelchair places one foot on the
next stair above and repeats process.
5. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last
stair has been negotiated and the wheelchair has been
rolled away from the stairway.
6. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are
facing down.
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Moving Down Stairs
1. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are
facing up.
2. One assistant (positioned behind the wheelchair),
securely grasps a non-removable (non-detachable) part
of the wheelchair for leverage and tilts the wheelchair
back to the balance point.
3. After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the balance
point, the assistant behind the wheelchair rolls the
wheelchair up to the edge of the first step.
4. The second assistant (positioned in the front of the
wheelchair), with a firm hold on a non-detachable part
of the framework, lowers the wheelchair down and on
to the next stair below and steadies the wheelchair as
the assistant in the rear places one foot on the next
stair below and repeats process.
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