Kuschall Compact - 6.6 Going Up and Down Stairs

Küschall®Compact
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Whengoingdownastepwithoutanassistantyou
couldtipoverbackwardsifyoucannotcontrol
yourwheelchair.
–Firstlearnhowtogodownastepwithan
assistant.
–Learnhowtobalanceontherearwheels,6.4
DrivingandSteeringtheWheelchair,page41.
1.Movethewheelchairrighttothekerb,liftthefront
wheelsandkeepthewheelchairbalanced.
2.Nowslowlyrollbothrearwheelsoverthekerb.While
doingthis,holdthehandrimsrmlywithbothhands
untilthefrontwheelsarebackontheground.
6.6Goingupanddownstairs
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Whennegotiatingstairsyoucouldloseyour
balanceandoverturnyourwheelchair .
–Alwaysusetwoassistantswhennegotiating
stairswithmorethanonestep.
1.Youcangoupanddownstairsbytakingthemonestep
atatime,asdescribedabove.Therstassistantshould
standbehindthewheelchairholdingthepushhandles.
Thesecondassistantshouldholdasolidpartofthe
frontframetosteadythewheelchairfromthefront.
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