Invacare Action 2 NG - Navigating Steps and Kerbs

Invacare®Action2NG
6.5Negotiatingstepsandkerbs
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Whennegotiatingstepsyoucouldloseyour
balanceandtipthewheelchairover .
–Alwaysapproachstepsandkerbsslowlyand
carefully.
–Donotgoupordownstepsthatarehigher
than25cm.
CAUTION!
Anactivatedanti-tipperpreventsthewheelchair
fromtippingbackwards.
–Deactivatetheanti-tipperbeforegoingupor
downstepsorkerbs.
WARNING!
Riskofinjurytotheassistantanddamageto
thewheelchair
Tiltingthechairwithaheavyusercanhurtthe
assistant'sbackanddamagethechair .
–Makesuretobeabletosafelycontrolthe
wheelchairwithaheavyuserbeforeperforming
atiltingmaneuver.
Goingdownastepwithanassistant
1.Movethewheelchairrightuptothekerbandholdthe
handrims.
2.Theassistantshouldholdbothpushhandles,place
onefootonthetipperaid(ifinstalled)andtiltthe
wheelchairbackwardssothatthefrontwheelsliftoff
theground.
3.Theassistantshouldthenholdthewheelchairinthis
position,pushitcarefullydownthestepandthentiltit
forwardsuntilthefrontwheelsarebackontheground.
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