Ensuring Stability - progeo Basic Light User Manual

3.6

Ensuring stability

You will encounter situations, which will require you to lean out of the wheelchair.
These apparently simple movements could, if not performed with care, result in a loss of stability
and in possible overbalancing of the chair.
In order to gain the maximum control over your wheelchair the following list of common situations is
reported. We ask you to pay particular attention to these guidelines to maintain balance and
stability
LEANING FORWARDS
Ensure that the front wheels of the chair are pointing
forwards. In order to do this, move the chair forwards
and then backwards.
Put on the brakes in order to prevent the chair from
moving suddenly during the movement.
Lean forward in such a way that your upper body does
not move beyond the front wheels at any time. Moving
the weight of the body excessively forward may cause
the wheelchair to tip up onto the front wheels and
overbalance possibly causing harm to both the chair and
the occupant.
In order to ensure greater stability the occupant should
hold on to the wheelchair with his or her free hand.
Do not lean too far forward; you may fall out of the chair.
Do not move forward by sliding your pelvis across the seat cushion in order to
reach objects that are too far away. The chair could overbalance.
LEANING BACKWARDS
Ensure that the front wheels of the chair are pointing
forwards.
In order to do this, move the wheelchair forwards and
then backwards.
Do not engage the brakes.
Lean backwards without changing your sitting position.
Do not lean too far back over the
backrest, the wheelchair
overbalance.
could
LEANING OUT TO THE SIDE
Do not move your upper body beyond the rear wheel as the
wheelchair could overbalance.
With your free hand, for greater safety and stability, hold on
to the wheelchair.
Do not lean too far out to the side, the
wheelchair could overbalance.
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