Commode Transfer Guidelines; Bed Transfer - Invacare ILIFTEE User Manual

6. Lower the boom so the hanger bar is directly over the patient's
chest.
7. Attach the sling and proceed with the transfer. Refer to 6.4
Lifting and Transferring the Patient, page 31.
Ensure the patient's arms are inside of the sling.

Commode Transfer Guidelines

Perform these steps in addition to those in 6.4 Lifting and Transferring
the Patient, page 31 when transferring to or from a commode.
The slings with commode openings are designed to be used
with either a commode chair or standard commode.
1. Before transferring the patient, the patient lift should be
guided to the bathroom facilities to check that it can be easily
maneuvered towards the commode.
The Invacare patient lift is NOT intended as a transport
device. If the bathroom facilities are NOT near the bed
or if the patient lift cannot be easily maneuvered towards
the commode, then the patient MUST be transferred to
a wheelchair and transported to the bathroom facilities
before using the patient lift again to position the patient
on a standard commode.
2. Attach the slings to the lift. Refer to 6.3 Attaching the Slings to
the Lift, page 29.
3. Elevate the patient high enough to clear the commode chair arms
and have their weight supported by the patient lift. Refer to 5.3
Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 21
4. Both assistants should help guide the patient onto the commode.
5. Lower the patient onto the commode, leaving the sling attached
to the hanger bar hooks.
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Invacare recommends that the sling remain connected to
the hanger bar hooks during the patient's use of either
the commode chair or standard commode.
6. When complete, recheck for correct sling attachment.
7. Raise the patient off of the commode.
8. When the patient is clear of the commode surface, use the
steering handles to move the lift away from the commode.
9. Perform one of the following:
•
Return the patient to the bed. Reverse the procedures in:
– 6.4 Lifting and Transferring the Patient, page 31
– 5.3 Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 21
– 6.3 Attaching the Slings to the Lift, page 29
•
Return the patient to a wheelchair. Refer to Wheelchair
Transfer, page 34.

Bed Transfer

Use the following guidelines when transferring to or from a bed:
•
Position the patient as far over the bed as possible.
•
If patient is being transferred from a surface that is lower than
the bed, press the up arrow button to raise the patient above
the surface of the bed. The patient should be elevated just high
enough to clear the bed with their weight fully supported by
the lift.
•
When the patient is clear of the bed surface, swing their feet
off the bed (Detail "B").
•
After transfer, unhook the sling from all attachment points on
the lift and remove the sling from around the patient.
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