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Using the Chair
6.6 Transporting the Patient
Down Stairs - Model 59 Only
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Carrying the chair down stairs requires a minimum
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of two operators. Use additional help as needed (see
Using Additional Help, page 22).
Ferno recommends that the two operators face each
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other when transporting a patient down stairs and
that a third person "spot" for the foot-end operator.
However, the foot-end operator may face forward
(with back to patient) if desired. Follow your local
protocols for carrying chairs.
CARRYING THE CHAIR DOWN STAIRS
1.
Head-End Operator:
engage the wheel locks.
2.
Foot-End Operator:
to the desired stop point. Verify that both handles are
locked and maintain your grasp.
3.
Spotter:
Stand below the foot-end operator with a
hand on the operator's back to help steady and guide
him/her throughout the descent.
4.
Head-End Operator:
position and verify that it is locked.
5.
Head-End Operator:
tilt the chair back.
6.
Operators and Spotter:
lift the chair and carry it down the stairs. The spotter
keeps a hand on the foot-end operator's back and
provides verbal guidance (Figure 28).
Note:
To pause during the descent, allow the rear wheels
of the chair to rest on a step while both operators hold the
chair in place (Figure 29). To continue down the stairs, tilt
the chair back and lift and carry it.
7.
Operators:
At the bottom of the stairs, the operators
set the chair on the floor and retract the lift handles.
8.
Head-End Operator:
comfortable height before rolling the chair.
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Roll the chair to the stairs and
Extend the foot-end lift handles
Raise the lift bar to the desired
Disengage the wheel locks and
Operators work together to
Adjust the lift bar to a
Figure 28 -Carrying the
Model 59 Chair Down Stairs
Figure 29 -Pausing on the Stairs - Model 59 Chair
© Ferno-Washington, Inc 234-3298-02 May 2009
59, 59-T EZ Glide®
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