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Safety
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
DONOTattemptanytransferwithouttheconsent
ofthepatient'shealthcareproviders.Readthis
usermanualandobserveotherpersonnellifting
patients.Thenpracticeliftingundersupervision
withacapablepersonactingasapatient.
–Usecommonsenseinalllifts.Specialcare
MUSTBEtakenwithpeoplewithdisabilities
whocannotcooperatewhilebeinglifted.
–Checkthattheslingattachmentsaresecure
ontheliftingstraphookseachtimethesling
isremovedandreplaced,toensurethatthe
slingisproperlyattachedbeforethepatientis
removedfromastationaryobject.
WARNING!
Riskofentrapment/strangulation
–Beforelifting,checkthatthepatientis
completelyfreeofhis/hersurroundings.
–Whilelifting,donotallowthehandcontrol
cordortheliftingstrapstobecomeentangled
aroundthepatientorcaregiver.
WARNING!
Riskofentrapment
Thereisariskofentrapmentbetweenthehook
andthehookhousing.
Thereisariskofentrapmentbetweenthehooks
andthesling,whenlifting.
Toavoidinjuryfromentrapment:
–Usecautionwhenlifting
–NEVERputhandsorngersonornearthe
hookwhenlifting.
–Ensurethepatient’shandsandngersareaway
fromthehooksbeforelifting.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
Thereisariskofinjurytothepatientand
caregivercausedbydanglinghooksorthehand
control.
–Alwaysbeawareofthepositionofthehooks
andhandcontrolduringliftingprocedures.
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