Safety Advice
This user manual gives guide points to the most common procedures and
techniques involved in the safe operation and maintenance of your
wheelchair.
Please practice these techniques until you are competent in manoeuvring
around obstacles and feel at ease in controlling your wheelchair. The
techniques described in this booklet are a starting point for a new wheelchair
user, with safety being the prime consideration.
Use this booklet as a basic guide. Many wheelchair users successfully use
the techniques suggested on the following pages. It is also advisable that a
health care professional be involved prior to your wheelchair being operated.
ALWAYS ENSURE that the brakes are applied when entering or leaving the
wheelchair and that when travelling in a motor vehicle the wheelchair user
transfers to the motor vehicles seat and uses the safety restraints provided in
the motor vehicle.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Do not exceed the weight capacity
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Do not attempt steep inclines unless your wheelchair is fitted with anti
tipping wheels and you have assistance.
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Do not adjust the footrests lower than 6.5cms (2½ins) from the ground.
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Do not stand on the footplates when transferring to or from the
wheelchair. This could cause the chair to tip.
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Do not lean on the wheelchair or use it as a walking aid, this could
result in a loss of balance.
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Do not lean / reach forward unless you have ensured the castors are in
a forward position.
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Do not attempt to lift the wheelchair by the armrests or leg rests if they
are of the removable type.
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Do not replace or fit any other parts other than ROMA MEDICAL parts
to your wheelchair.
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Do not fix any restraints to the wheels of the wheelchair.
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Ensure that the brakes are clean and adjusted correctly. Brakes can
fail if the tyres are not inflated correctly.
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Do not carry bags on the push handles as this may compromise
stability on inclines and uneven surfaces.
Removing the wheelchair from its carton
Tip the carton on to its side (narrow edge) with the wheelchair’s pushing
handles pointing to the floor. Slightly raise the pushing handles and wheel the
chair from its carton. This procedure alleviates the need to lift the wheelchair
above waist height.
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