Invacare Force-2 - Transferring Into;Out of the Handcycle

Safety
WARNING!
RISKOFINJURYORDAMAGE
STABILITYANDBALANCE
–Forstabilityandproperoperationofyourhandcycle,
youMUSTatalltimesmaintainproperbalance.
Turningandcorneringaffectsthestabilityandbalance
ofthehandcycleanduser.Yourhandcycleshould
remainuprightandstableduringturnsandcornering
whenoperatedcorrectly.
–Invacarerecommendsusingseatpositioningstrapfor
additionalsafety.
ANOTETOHANDCYCLEASSISTANTS
–Whenlearningassistancetechniquesforthehandcycle,
haveanexperiencedassistanthelpyoubefore
attemptingitalone.
–Whenyouareassistingwithatransferto/fromthe
handcycle,remembertousegoodbodymechanics.
Keepyourbackstraightandbendyourkneeswhen
liftingorpositioningthehandcyclefortheend-user.
–Also,beawareofdetachableparts.Thesemust
NEVERbeusedforliftingsupportsortomovethe
handcycle,astheymaybeinadvertentlyreleased,
resultinginpossibleinjurytotheuserand/orassistant.
PERCENTAGEOFWEIGHTDISTRIBUTION
–Transferringinandoutofthehandcycle,turningand
corneringwillcauseachangetothenormalbalance,
thecenterofgravity,andtheweightdistributionofthe
handcycle.Todetermineandestablishyourparticular
safetylimits,practicetransferringactivitiesinseveral
combinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcare
professionalbeforeattemptingatransferalone.
–Properpositioningisessentialforyoursafety.
2.4TransferringInto/OutoftheHandcycle
WARNING!
–Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthe
handcycle,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreduce
thegapdistance.Positionthehandcycleonlevel
groundandascloseaspossibletotheobjectyouare
transferringintooroutof.
–TheobjectyouaretransferringintooroutofMUST
alsobesecuredbeforeattemptinganytransfer.
–TheparkingbrakeofthehandcycleMUSTbeengaged
beforeattemptinganytransfer.
WHEELCHAIRS
–Wheellocksarenotbrakes.
–Engagingthewheellocksmaynotpreventthe
wheelchairfrommovingonallfloorsurfacesincluding
thosethatmaybewetorslick.
–ALWAYSexercisecautionwhentransferringintoor
outofthewheelchair.
CAUTION!
–Whentransferring,positionyourselfasfarbackas
possibleintheseat.Thiswillpreventdamagetothe
upholstery.
Thisactivitymaybeperformedindependentlyprovidedyou
haveadequatemobilityandupperbodystrength.
1.Positionthehandcycleonlevelgroundandascloseaspossible
alongsidetheobjectto/fromwhichyouaretransferring.
2.Ifpossible,positionthehandcycleata45°angletotheobject
to/fromwhichyouaretransferring.
3.Ifinstalled,applytheparkingbrakeonthehandcycle.
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