Transporting Wheelchairs In Vehicles; Transporting Wheelchairs With Users In Vehicles - Invacare XLT Dynamic Manual

TRANSPORTING WHEELCHAIRS WITH USERS IN VEHICLES

The Invacare Rea™wheelchairs are designed to offer the user the best comfort and safety possible during
all kinds of situations in everyday life. This means that compromises have to be made in order to make the
product useful. During transport in cars, it is always safest to ride in the car's normal seat with the seatbelt
on. You should ride in the car's normal seat and use the seatbelt if possible. If, for some reason, it is impossible
to be transported in any other way the wheelchair can be used as a seat in a vehicle if the following rules and
regulations are followed.
We would like to point out that there is always a risk involved in being transported seated in your wheelchair.
The risk for injury during an incident increases when you have a wheelchair with a low backrest. The lower
the back, the higher the risk for injury. Therefore, Invacare strongly advise against the use of XLT as a seat in a
vehicle if the backrest is lower than 40 cm.
Even if the Invacare Rea™products and the following rules are meant to increase safety during transport
in vehicles, injuries to passengers can still occur if an accident should happen. Invacare does not leave any
guaranties for the outcome of any accidents during transport of wheelchairs and users in vehicl
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1.The wheelchair and user should be trans-
ported forward-facing in the direction of travel.
All auxiliary equipment such as tables, trunk sup-
port, abduction cushion etc should be removed
and stored safely so that they do not injure
anyone during any kind of accident.
2. The wheelchair should be secured in the vehicle
with a 4-point restraint system. The user should
wear a 3-point safety belt secured in the vehicle.
Both the 4-point restraint system and the 3-point
safety belt should be approved according to ISO
10542-2.
3.The tie-down points on the wheelchair where
the restraint system straps should be placed are
marked with this symbol.
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