Invacare ILIFTEE - Safety; General Guidelines; Operating Information

I-Lift™
2Safety
2.1GeneralGuidelines
WARNING!
–DONOTusethisproductoranyavailableoptional
equipmentwithoutfirstcompletelyreadingand
understandingtheseinstructionsandanyadditional
instructionalmaterialsuchasowner’smanuals,service
manualsorinstructionsheetssuppliedwiththis
productoroptionalequipment.Ifyouareunableto
understandthewarnings,cautionsorinstructions,
contactahealthcareprofessional,dealerortechnical
personnelbeforeattemptingtousethisequipment-
otherwise,injuryordamagemayoccur.
WARNING!
ACCESSORIESWARNING
–Invacareproductsarespecificallydesignedand
manufacturedforuseinconjunctionwithInvacare
accessories.Accessoriesdesignedbyother
manufacturershavenotbeentestedbyInvacareand
arenotrecommendedforusewithInvacareproducts.
NOTICE
–Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubject
tochangewithoutnotice.
Checkallpartsforshippingdamagebeforeusing.Incaseofdamage,
DONOTusetheequipment.ContacttheDealerforfurther
instructions.
2.2OperatingInformation
Thissectionofthemanualcontainsgeneralsafetyinformation
aboutyourproduct.Forspecificsafetyinformation,refertothe
appropriatesectionofthemanualandprocedureswithinthatsection.
Forinstance,forsafetyinformationrelatedtoassemblingthelift,
referto4.1SafeAssembly,page13.
General
WARNING!
RiskofFalling
TheInvacarepatientliftisNOTatransportdevice.It
isintendedtotransferanindividualfromoneresting
surfacetoanother(suchasabedtoawheelchair).
DONOTattemptanytransferwithoutapprovalof
thepatient’sphysician,nurseormedicalassistant.
ThoroughlyreadtheinstructionsinthisOwner’sManual,
observeatrainedteamofexpertsperformthelifting
proceduresandthenperformtheentireliftprocedure
severaltimeswithpropersupervisionandacapable
individualactingasapatient.
Invacareslingsandpatientliftaccessoriesarespecifically
designedtobeusedinconjunctionwithInvacare
patientlifts.Slingsandaccessoriesdesignedbyother
manufacturersarenottobeutilizedasacomponentof
Invacare’spatientliftsystem.
–Usecommonsenseinalllifts.SpecialcareMUST
BEtakenwithpeoplewithdisabilitieswhocannot
cooperatewhilebeinglifted.
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