NOVACARE 960800, Instructions For Use Manual

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A B C D
13.1 Attachment of harness in sitting position:
Bend the patient‘s upper body forward and support him with your hip in order to stop
him from accidentally falling out of the wheelchair.
(A)
Place the lifting harness in the middle of the patient‘s back so that the label is legible
on the outside. Slide the lower end of the harness down the patient‘s back with
the palm of your hand until the point where the harness divides is level with the
wheelchair seat or the patient‘s coccyx.
To make this process better and easier, a finger-pocket is attached to the lower end
of the lifting harness.
(B)
Push the Highsupport Sling sideways and down to the wheelchair seat, past the
patient‘s bottom. Pull the leg support forwards between the side of the wheelchair
and the patient‘s upper thigh
(C)
.
Now pull with equal pressure on both leg supports, in order to position the lifting
harness around the patient with no folds
(D) .
Tip: While pulling the leg loop forwards with one hand, press gently with the other
hand against the patient‘s knee on the same side
(D) .
13. Attaching the harnesses