Invacare TDXSP2 - The Correct Way to Approach Obstacles

Invacare®TDX®SP2Series
WARNING!
RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath
Lossoftractionorstabilityoncurbs/obstacles
maycauseinjury,damageordeath.
–DONOTcrosscurbs/obstaclesthatarenot
suitableforwheelchairs.
–DONOTattempttopasscurbs/obstaclesthat
aregreaterthanthemaximumclimbable
obstacleheight.
–Followallinstructionsregardingnegotiating
curbs,obstaclesandinclines.
Maximumclimbableobstacleheightislistedin12
Technicaldata,page77.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Thewheelchairmaytipoverifobstaclesarenot
approachedcorrectly.
–Alwaysapproachobstaclesstraighton.Never
approachatanangle,asshowninthefollowing
image.
–Approachobstaclesfollowedbyagradientwith
caution.Ifunsurewhetherthegradientistoo
steepornot,moveawayfromtheobstacleand
ifpossibletrytondanotherlocation.
–Putyourbackrestintoanuprightposition
beforeascendinganobstacle.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Thereisariskoffallingoutofthemobilitydevice
ifobstaclesarenotapproachedcorrectly.There
isalsoariskofdamagetothemobilitydevice,
suchasbrokencasters.
–Neverapproachobstaclesthatarehigherthan
themaximumclimbableobstacleheight.
–Neverletthefootrest/legresttouchtheground
whendescendinganobstacle.
–Ifunsurewhethertakinganobstacleispossible
ornot,moveawayfromtheobstacleandif
possiblendanotherlocation.
2.4.3TheCorrectWaytoApproachObstacles
Thefollowinginstructionsforapproachingobstacles
alsoapplytoattendantsifthemobilitydeviceis
equippedwithanattendantcontrol.
Fig.2-1Right Fig.2-2Wrong
Ascending(GoingUp)Obstacles
1.Movethebackrestintoanuprightpositionandlower
theseattothelowestpositionusingthepowered
seatingfunctions,ifequipped.
2.Approachtheobstacleorthecurbslowly,head-onand
atarightangle(or90°)totheobstacle.
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