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Lifting to and from a sitting position
When lifting from e.g. a wheelchair, move the lifter towards the person to be
lifted. Lifting boom and lifting hanger should be level with the chest and posi-
tioned above the middle of the thigh.
Position the lifting hanger parallel to the user’s shoulders. Now fit the lifting
sling to the lifting hanger. For instructions on how to fit the sling, see the sec
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tion entitled “Fitting the lifting sling”.
Lifting to and from a lying position in bed
Position lifting boom and lifting hanger right over the bed. Now pull the lifter
back until the lifting boom and lifting hanger are positioned above the center
of the person to be lifted. The lifting hanger and lifting boom should be paral-
lel with the person’s shoulders. Now fit the lifting sling to the lifting hanger.
For instructions on how to fit the sling, see section entitled “Fitting the lifting
sling”.
Working with the mobile lifter
To obtain a correct working posture when moving the lifter, the caregiver
should always, by placing one leg in front of the other, push the lifter in a for-
ward motion thus utilizing his/her body weight.
Turning the lifter should be carried out by two persons, otherwise, stand
alongside the lifter and push on the side of the mast thereby minimizing the
center of rotation. It is a good idea to make the heaviest point of the lifter the
center of rotation. If there is limited space, you can use your foot to push on
the chassis of the lifter in the direction you wish to turn.
Hook the top set of straps (from the back) to the hooks facing the user. Hook
the lower set of straps (from the legs) to the hooks facing away from the user.
GH lifting hanger, 4 attachment points
Caution!
Be careful when attaching the lifting sling’s straps on the hooks . Check
that the straps have been correctly placed in the lifting hanger’s hooks .
When pressing the up button on the hand control to lift the user, check
again that all straps remain correctly placed in the lifting hanger’s
hooks (Fig . 1) .
Fig . 1
