HFL-500-E/HFL-600-
E User’s Manual
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IL-HFL-500/600-E UM
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04/07/2022
6.
Once the final stair-step has been traversed, the emergency responder using the upper handles
keeps the HFL tilted slightly backward while the emergency responder using the lower handles
removes them from the HFL.
7.
When the patient has been successfully transported down
the stairs, the emergency responder behind the patient tilts
the HFL forward into its normal upright position and raises
the HFL’s seat to its full height. The responders ensure the
patient’s feet are properly positioned for s
tanding, then
unbuckle the chest and waist belts and assist the patient as
they stand from the lift or are transferred to a waiting
gurney.
Transporting a Patient Up Stairs:
Once the patient has been properly secured to the lift and has been raised to the proper height for a good
balance (as previously described), the patient is ready to be transported up stairs. Using the wheels to
bear most of the weight, the responders keep their backs straight as they use the stair handles to guide
the HFL
’s wheels up
each stair step, one-at-a-time.
1.
With the patient properly secured and balanced for transport, position the back of the HFL’s
wheels to be evenly aligned with the first step (at the bottom of the stairwell). NOTE: The
emergency responder using the upper handles will be on the stairs behind the patient,
(approximately three to four steps up, as shown below).
2.
Ensure the patient’s arms are crossed over their chest and their fee
t are positioned inward as the
responder positioned behind the HFL on the stairs uses the upper handles to tilt the lift slightly
backward while another emergency responder installs both lower handles (left & right) into their
mounting positions on the outriggers and ensures they are properly secured in place.
3.
Both emergency responders position the HFL to where its wheels are contacting the rise of the
first step. The responder at the bottom of the lift properly positions themselves to utilize standard
safe lifting techniques (bending at the knees, lifting with the legs, etc.).
4.
The responders verbally coordinate their actions, (e.g.,
saying “one, two, three, … up”
), as they
use the stair handles to apply upward lift while guiding the wheels up the rise and onto the step,
allowing the wheels to bear the majority of the weight as they roll up the edge of the first step and
onto the next step.
5.
Repeat Step 4 (above) for the remaining stair-steps involved.
