Invacare JASMINE - Lifting the Patient; Safe Lifting Practices

Invacare®Jasmine™
6LiftingthePatient
6.1SafeLifting
WARNING!
RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycausedeath,
injuryordamage.
Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand
assistants.
TheInvacaremobilepatientliftisNOTatransport
device.Itisintendedtotransferanindividual
fromonerestingsurfacetoanother(suchasa
bedtoawheelchair).
–WheelchairandbedwheellocksMUSTbein
alockedpositionbeforeloweringthepatient
ontoorliftingthepatientoffofthewheelchair
orbedtopreventthewheelchairorbedfrom
movingduringtransfer.
–Beforetransferring,checkthatthewheelchair
(bed,commodeorothersurface)weight
capacitycanwithstandthepatient’sweight.
WARNING!
RiskofDeath,InjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycausedeath,
injuryordamage.
Theliftcouldtipandendangerthepatientand
assistants.
TheInvacaremobilepatientliftisNOTatransport
device.Itisintendedtotransferanindividual
fromonerestingsurfacetoanother(suchasa
bedtoawheelchair).
–Thelegsoftheliftmustbeinthemaximum
openpositionforoptimumstabilityandsafety.
Ifitisnecessarytoclosethelegsoftheliftto
maneuvertheliftunderabed,closethelegs
oftheliftonlyaslongasittakestoposition
theliftoverthepatientandliftthepatientoff
thesurfaceofthebed.Whenthelegsofthe
liftarenolongerunderthebed,returnthe
legsofthelifttothemaximumopenposition.
–Invacarerecommendslockingtherearcasters
oftheliftONLYwhenpositioningorremoving
theslingfromaroundthepatient.
–Invacarerecommendsthattherearcasters
beleftunlockedduringliftingproceduresto
allowthepatientlifttostabilizeitselfwhenthe
patientisinitiallyliftedfromachair,bedor
anystationaryobject.
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