Tilting Seat And Backrest - Invacare Rea Dahlia 30 User Manual

3.5.4 Tilting Seat and Backrest

The whole seat unit including the backrest can be tilted.
WARNING!
Risk of fatal injury
Increased blood pressure against the upper part
of the body.
– All combinations of settings (like opened knee
angle + full tilt and recline) where the lower
extremity's are positioned higher than the heart,
have to be evaluated from a medical point of
view. The position can be contra indicated for
users who are sensitive for increased blood
pressure in the upper part of the body.
WARNING!
Risk of choking or breathing problems
The user might choke from eating or drinking
when seated in a tilted or reclined position
– The user must be seated in a raised position
before eating or drinking
WARNING!
Risk of injury
The user may slide out of the wheelchair in a
tilted or reclined position
– Never leave the user at a flat of negative tilt
angle without supervision. Use the posture belt
for positioning.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
The user needed to keep the head in an up-right
position when the backrest is reclined, and/or the
seat is tilted
– The backrest must always be equipped with a
headrest or a neckrest.
CAUTION!
Risk of trapping fingers
– Be careful when adjusting the angle of the
backrest so that the assistant or user do not
trap fingers between the backrest and the
armrest.
CAUTION!
Pressure sores difficulties
Tilting and reclining position combination are
uncomfortable for certain users.
– Be careful when adjusting the tilt or recline
angle, always start tilting the seat and reclining
the backrest second.
To operate the tilt and recline adjustment, refer to paragraph
Using the wheelchair, section 6.3 Using the Tilt / Recline
Function, page 35.
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Carer-operated tilt adjustment
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1. Use the green lever A with the green symbol B on the
right hand side to tilt the seat unit (seat and backrest).
2. Press upwards while you tilt the seat unit to the desired
position.
3. Release the lever.
User operated tilt
The user operated tilt is available with both a fixed
armrest and with detachable armrests. The user
operated tilt is only available for Dahlia 30.
WARNING!
Pressure sores and breathing difficulties
The user might not be capable to return to a
neutral position on his own
– The user operated tilt must be assessed by a
qualified technician.
WARNING!
Risk of pinching
There is a risk of getting pinched between
the side rest and the upper part of the angle
adjustable legrest when tilting the chair.
– There must be a distance of minimum 25 mm
between the side rest and the legrest when the
chair is tilted. Adjust the depth of the side rest
or the height of the armrest to avoid the risk
of pinching.
CAUTION!
Difficulties to raise the backrest
– Do not tilt the wheelchair more than 10° when
using the user operated tilt. Otherwise you
might have difficulties to return to a neutral
position.
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