Attaching The Slings To The Lift - Invacare ILIFTEE User Manual

6.3 Attaching the Slings to the Lift

WARNING!
Risk of Falling
Improperly installed slings or damaged slings can cause
the patient to fall or cause injury to assistants.
– Use an Invacare approved sling that is recommended
by the individual's doctor, nurse or medical assistant
for the comfort and safety of the individual being lifted.
– After each laundering (in accordance with instructions
on the sling), inspect sling(s) for wear, tears, and loose
stitching.
– Bleached, torn, cut, frayed, or broken slings are unsafe
and could result in injury. Discard immediately.
– DO NOT alter slings.
– Be sure to check the sling attachments each time the
sling is removed and replaced, to ensure that it is
properly attached before the patient is removed from
a stationary object (bed, chair or commode).
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WARNING!
– If the patient is in a wheelchair, secure the wheel locks
in place to prevent the chair from moving forwards
or backwards.
– DO NOT remove the strap retainers from the hanger
bar hooks. The strap retainers must be closed when
the straps are properly installed on the hooks.
– When connecting slings equipped with color coded
straps to the patient lift, the shortest of the straps
MUST be at the back of patient for support. Using
long section will leave little or no support for patient's
back. The loops of the sling are color coded and
can be used to place patient in various positions.
The colors make it easy to connect both sides of the
sling equally. Make sure that there is sufficient head
support when lifting a patient.
The slings have color coded straps to assist with proper
attachment.
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