Observations - Invacare rea Azalea Assist User Manual

Transporting wheelchairs with users in
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.
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 wheelschairs and users in vehicles.
The wheelchair is according to standard 7176-19 in a normal adjustment and in a
standard configuration. The tested configuration can be found at the end of this
chapter.
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1.The wheelchair and user should be transported
forward-facing in the direction of travel. All aux-
iliary equipment such as tables, trunk support,
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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