Lifting And Transferring The Patient - Invacare ILIFTEE User Manual

6.4 Lifting and Transferring the Patient

WARNING!
Risk of Injury
The lift could tip and endanger the patient and assistants.
– Refer to the safety information and instructions in
the following procedures BEFORE performing this
procedure:
6.1 Safe Lifting, page 26
6.2 Preparing to Lift, page 27
6.3 Attaching the Slings to the Lift, page 29
5.3 Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 21
– Invacare does not recommend locking of the rear
casters of the patient lift when lifting an individual.
– Invacare recommends locking the rear hanger casters
ONLY when positioning or removing the sling from
around the patient.
– Invacare does recommend that the rear casters be left
unlocked during lifting procedures to allow the patient
lift to stabilize itself when the patient is initially lifted
from a chair, bed or any stationary object.
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1. Move the lift to the patient area and prepare to lift. Refer to
6.2 Preparing to Lift, page 27.
2. Attach the sling to the lift. Refer to 6.3 Attaching the Slings to
the Lift, page 29.
3. Lift the patient high enough to clear the stationary object
with their weight fully supported by the lift. Refer to 5.3
Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 21.
On manual/hydraulic lift, the boom will stay in position
until the control valve is opened. On the electric lift, the
boom will stay in position until the DOWN ( ) button
is pressed.
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