Positioning Belts And Harnesses; Travelling In A Vehicle While Seated In Your Powerchair - Sunrise Medical Magic Mobility Extreme X8 Owner's Manual

Figure 5.2a Magic 360 lifting points
Figure 5.2c Frontier V4 lifting points

5.6 Positioning belts and harnesses

It's the purchaser, therapist and healthcare professionals
obligation to determine if a positioning belt is required
to ensure user's safe operation of the powerchair.
Positioning belts can be ordered through your Magic
Mobility agent.
Positioning belts are predominately used to support
posture. They can also help limit slipping and/or sliding
when the chair is in motion. The positioning belt is not a
transit rated safety belt and should not be used in place
of a seat belt during motor vehicle transportation.
Improper use of positioning belts may cause severe
injury or death. If you use a positioning belt be sure to
follow the recommendations in this section:
• Make sure the user doesn't slide down the
powerchair seat. If this occurs the user may
suffer chest compression or suffocate due to the
belt pressure
• Belts must be snug, but not be so tight that
they interfere with breathing. You should be
able to slide your open hand, flat, between the belt and
the user
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Figure 5.2b Frontier V6 lifting points
Figure 5.2d X8 lifting points (sold separately)
• A pelvic wedge or a similar device can help keep
the user safe from sliding down the seat
• Make sure the user can easily remove the belts
in an emergency.
Don't use positioning belts as:
• A patient restraint or on a user who is
comatose or agitated
• A motor vehicle restraint. In an accident or
sudden stop, the user may be thrown from the
chair. Powerchair positioning belts will not prevent this
and further injury may result from the belts or straps.
5.7 Travelling in a vehicle while seated in your
powerchair
Magic Mobility powerchairs comply with the
requirements of ISO 7176-19 and, as such have been
designed and tested for use only as a forward facing seat
in motor vehicles. The powerchair has not been tested in
other positions.
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