Steps, Stairs Or Obstacles Over 50Mm High - Invacare NXT Generation NEXT User Manual

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Steps, Stairs Or Obstacles Over 50mm High

We recommend that you take very great care when taking a wheelchair up or
down stairs. Two people are required for this.
ADVICE TO SECOND OR THIRD PERSONS:
Make sure that you get hold of fi xed, non-removable parts only!
Using the following procedure for going upstairs (Figure 19): Tilt the
wheelchair to its point of equilibrium. One helper (at the back) holds the
wheelchair up against the fi rst step, gripping the handles fi rmly to lift. The
second helper, holding a fi rmly fi xed part of the front frame, lifts the wheelchair
above the stairs and holds it while the fi rst helper places one foot on the
following step and repeats the operation. The wheelchair must not be lowered
until the last step has been negotiated and until the chair is clear of the stairs.
Escalators
Do not use an escalator when moving a wheelchair from one fl oor to another.
This might cause serious injury.
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