Trasport Of The Wheelchair - progeo Basic Light User Manual

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TRASPORT OF THE WHEELCHAIR

There is no single best way to load the wheelchair in a vehicle.
The kind and level of the patient disability (his/her ability to control his/her upper body, arm and
hand movements), physical strength (for an old person or a child the operation may result too hard)
and the kind of vehicle that will be used are all factors.
It is clear that all these factors are too many to give a single precise procedure to fit all cases,
therefore this information has to be taken as general advices.
Perform all car loading activities with extreme care and only after receiving
instruction from specialised service personnel with our authorised dealers.
If these procedures seem to be unsafe or difficult, we recommend asking an
attendant for help.
Never transport in a vehicle an occupant sitted on the wheelchair unless the
wheelchair is certified and predisposed according to requirements of ISO 7176-
19:2008.
If the occupant has to be transported while seated on the wheelchair you are
reminded that the wheelchairs are not supplied with seatbelts. Any safety belts
for vehicle transport must be installed only by companies that are specialized in
vehicles transformations.
TRASPORT OF THE OCCUPIED WHEELCHAIR
Always make sure the wheelchair is suitable to transporting the user in a vehicle.
The symbols on the product label indicate if the wheelchair is or not crash tested and as such, if
it can be used for the transport of the user on a motor vehicle.
Crash test approved
TRANSPORT WITH AN ATTENDANT
In cases where the physical limitations of the
occupant prevent him/her from moving and
loading the wheelchair into the car on his/her
own, the help of an attendant will be required.
Not crash tested
The lightness and reducibility of this model are very important because they allow the wheelchair to
be moved easily even by those with limited physical strength.
Release the brakes and remove the rear wheels.
Fold the wheelchair.
Take hold of the chair with one hand on the front frame and the other hand on the backrest handle
to balance the weight of the wheelchair and make lifting it easier
Load the wheelchair into the car and
then the rear wheels.
Thanks to its reduced encumbrance
when folded, the wheelchair can be
loaded in the boot of the car or
between the front and rear seats.
LOADING THE WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE
The following actions are intended for
people with good control of their upper
body, arms and hands as well as
sufficient strength to perform the
movements in complete safety.
Open the door on the side where you will
get into the car from (eg. the driver's
door), after that move the chair as close
as possible to the seat.
Engage the brakes and get into the car.
Once you are inside the car, release the
wheelchair brakes and pull out the rear
wheels .
Fold the wheelchair and, with one hand
on the front frame and the other hand on
the backrest handle to balance the
weight of the wheelchair and make lifting
it easier, load it into the car.
Finally load the rear wheels.
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