Transferring The Patient; Rolling The Chair - Ferno EZ-Glide LBS User Manual

Using the Chair

5.3 Transferring the Patient

Always assist the patient onto and off from the chair.
ASSISTING THE PATIENT ONTO THE CHAIR
1. Engage the locks on the rear wheels.
2. Make sure the footrest is in the storage position.
3. Assist the patient onto the chair using accepted
practices and following local protocols.
4. Fasten and adjust the torso and lap restraints.
5. Lower the footrest and place the patient's feet on it.
6. Fasten and adjust the ankle restraint.
ASSISTING THE PATIENT OFF FROM THE CHAIR
1. Unfasten the ankle restraint.
2. Raise the footrest to the storage position.
3. Unfasten the torso and lap restraints.
4. Assist the patient off from the chair using accepted
practices and following local protocols.

5.4 Rolling the Chair

GENERAL GUIDELINES
Roll the chair on smooth, flat surfaces whenever
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possible.
For patient comfort, pull the chair backward over
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low obstacles such as door sills.
Use the extending rear handle and telescoping
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front handles to manoeuvre around and over small
obstacles, rough surfaces and rough terrain, but
only where possible and where enough operators
are available to safely control the chair, taking into
consideration manual handling protocols and
potential risks.
Wherever possible use the tracks on the chair to
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manoeuvre the chair down over curbs or single
steps.
TO ROLL THE CHAIR
1. Head-End Operator: Release the wheel locks.
2. Head-End Operator: Adjust the rear handle to a
comfortable height and grasp it to push and guide
the chair on all four wheels, or tilt the chair back and
roll it on its rear wheels.
3. Foot-End Operator: Assist the head-end operator
as needed and attend the patient.
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5.5 Gliding the Chair Down Stairs
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Using the chair on stairs requires a minimum of two
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operators. Use additional help as needed to control
the chair.
Ferno recommends that the two operators face each
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other when transporting a patient down stairs and
that an optional third trained person "spot" is used
for the foot-end operator.
For heavier-weight patients over around 150 kgs it
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is recommended that 4 operators are always used,
and this should be assessed according to the patient
being transferred.
Check that the stairway is stable and carpet or stair
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covering is firmly attached to the stairs.
Remove any water, ice, snow, or debris from the
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stairs before using the chair on them.
Remove any water, ice, snow, or debris from the
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track and tread belts before using the chair on stairs.
Verify that the track is locked in the open position
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before starting down the stairs with the chair.
OVERVIEW OF BRAKING SYSTEM
1. The braking system on EZ-Glide® LBS is designed
to maintain direct control when transporting the
chair and occupant downstairs for a wide range of
patient weights, allowing the operator to increase
or decrease the braking force required according to
the weight of the patient being moved and the stair
type and angle of stair being negotiated down.
2. The track belt system on the chair creates friction
between the belt and the track frame, giving a
certain level of braking when going down stairs;
this is the basis by which all track chairs function
and operate. However with heavier-weight patients
that are typically carried on EZ-Glide LBS, to sustain
a controlled descent more braking may be required
additional to that of the "track belt system", hence
the inclusion of a brake system on EZ-Glide LBS.
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