Invacare ILIFTEE - Attaching the Slings to the Lift

LiftingthePatient
6.3AttachingtheSlingstotheLift
WARNING!
RiskofFalling
Improperlyinstalledslingsordamagedslingscancause
thepatienttofallorcauseinjurytoassistants.
–UseanInvacareapprovedslingthatisrecommended
bytheindividual’sdoctor,nurseormedicalassistant
forthecomfortandsafetyoftheindividualbeinglifted.
–Aftereachlaundering(inaccordancewithinstructions
onthesling),inspectsling(s)forwear,tears,andloose
stitching.
–Bleached,torn,cut,frayed,orbrokenslingsareunsafe
andcouldresultininjury.Discardimmediately.
–DONOTalterslings.
–Besuretochecktheslingattachmentseachtimethe
slingisremovedandreplaced,toensurethatitis
properlyattachedbeforethepatientisremovedfrom
astationaryobject(bed,chairorcommode).
WARNING!
–Ifthepatientisinawheelchair,securethewheellocks
inplacetopreventthechairfrommovingforwards
orbackwards.
–DONOTremovethestrapretainersfromthehanger
barhooks.Thestrapretainersmustbeclosedwhen
thestrapsareproperlyinstalledonthehooks.
–Whenconnectingslingsequippedwithcolorcoded
strapstothepatientlift,theshortestofthestraps
MUSTbeatthebackofpatientforsupport.Using
longsectionwillleavelittleornosupportforpatient's
back.Theloopsoftheslingarecolorcodedand
canbeusedtoplacepatientinvariouspositions.
Thecolorsmakeiteasytoconnectbothsidesofthe
slingequally.Makesurethatthereissufficienthead
supportwhenliftingapatient.
Theslingshavecolorcodedstrapstoassistwithproper
attachment.
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