Transporting A Patient Up Stairs (All Models) - Ferno EZ-Glide 59T User Manual

6.6 Transporting a Patient Up Stairs
(All Models)
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Carrying the chair up stairs requires a minimum of two operators.
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Use additional help as needed. See "Using Additional Help" on
page 8.
Ferno recommends that the two operators face each other when
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transporting a patient up stairs and that a third person "spot" for the
head-end operator. Follow your local protocols for carrying chairs.
● If the operators tire or need to attend the patient while on stairs,
see "Pausing On the Stairs" on page 26.
CARRYING THE CHAIR UP STAIRS
Note: If the chair is equipped with optional rear lift handles, the head-end
operator may grasp those handles instead of the lift bar. Model 59T-LWH is
shipped with rear lift handles as standard equipment.
Both Operators: Roll the chair to the bottom of the stairs and
1.
position it with the patient's back to the stairs.
2. Head-End Operator: Raise the lift bar to the desired position and
verify that it is locked. Or, use the rear lift handles, if your chair has
rear lift handles.
Head-End Operator: If the chair has a track system, do not open
3.
the track system.
Spotter: Stand above the head-end operator with a hand on the
4.
operator's back to help steady and guide him/her throughout the
ascent (Figure 29).
Foot-End Operator: Extend the foot-end lift handles to the
5.
desired position and verify that both handles are locked.
Both Operators and Spotter: Working together, the operators
6.
grasp the lift bar and lift handles and carry the chair up the stairs.
The spotter keeps a hand on the head-end operator's back and
provides verbal guidance (Figure 29).
Both Operators: At the top of the stairs, the head-end operator
7.
sets the rear wheels of the chair on the floor and rolls the chair
backward until the front wheels are securely on the floor.
8. If the chair has reached the destination, prepare the chair for
rolling by retracting all handles and/or lowering the lift bar to a
comfortable height.
9. To continue the ascent, adjust the lift handles and lift bar as
needed to maneuver the chair to the next stairway.
Note:
In a narrow stairway, you may need to retract the handles between
each flight of stairs.
© Ferno-Washington, Inc. / 234-3298-07 / July 2018
Using the Chair
Use Lift Bar or
Lift Handles
Ferno recommends you visualize a "landing
zone" of at the top or bottom of the stairway.
The landing zone should provide enough clear,
safe space for the chair to be set on all four
The EZ-Glide track system is designed to assist
in descending stairs. To ascend stairs, lift and
carry the chair. When carrying the chair, close
the track system to keep it out of the way of the
head-end operator.
The Landing Zone
wheels, away from the edge of the stairway.
Tracked Chairs
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