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4.3.14
Patient transport on flat surfaces
TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECT LIFTING
When lifting the Eva chair with the patient, you must consider five guidelines:
1. Keep your hands close to your body.
2. Keep your back straight.
3. Coordinate your movements with those of the other operator and lift your legs.
4. Avoid twisting.
5. Use the Eva chair as described in this manual.
For moving the chair on a flat surface, push and guide the chair from behind, using the lift bar in the closed position (see
paragraph 4.3.8) or fixed lift bar.
If obstructed, lift or turn the chair through the lifting handles on the head side and foot side.
Patient loading procedures for extremely heavy patients, operations in rough terrain and in particular situations more
operators may be needed (not only two as in normal conditions).
The wheels are not suitable for all surfaces. Be always very careful.
4.3.15
Patient transport during the descent of the stairs
To avoid any risk for the safety of the patient, during the transport on the stairs, it is necessary that at least two operators
are employed. In the event that more people are required to ensure safe operation of the chair, please see the section on
USE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICE to locate the right position that every operator must occupy.
To avoid injury, before transporting the patient, verify that the bar and the slides are locked into place.
To avoid injury, before lifting the chair through the lifting handles, check that they are always locked in their position.
After immobilizing the patient to the chair, perform the following operations:
1.
Bring the chair next to the stairs and align it perpendicularly to the edge of the first step.
2.
Operator foot side: pull the lifting handles at the foot end by pressing the red release buttons and polling the handles
until they stop. Release the buttons and verify that the handles are securely locked in the correct position.
3.
Operator head side: pull the lift bar with both hands, and then open the slides.
4.
During the descent of the stairs operators are facing each other.
5.
Operator head side: tilt the chair back far enough to permit the slides to touch the floor.
6.
Both operators: maintaining the same angle of inclination, bring the chair to the edge of the stairs, so as to enable the
slides to position themselves on the first step.
7.
Both operators: slide the chair until the slides are levelled with the edges of 3 steps.
8.
Operator head side: in order to avoid that the chair swings forward as it slides down the stairs, exert a slight downward
pressure on the lift bar while the operator at the foot end exerts a slight upward pressure on the lifting handles at the
foot side.
9.
If during the descent of the stairs an operator wants to stop or rest, tilt the chair forward, just enough to allow the rear
wheels to lean on the corner of the step. To resume the descent from the rest position, the operator at the head end
exerts a light pressure down on the rear handle while the operator at the foot end exerts a slight upward pressure, so as
to tilt the chair back and engage the slides.
10.
Operator foot side: when the slides reach the last step, release the front handles.
11.
Operator head side: tilt the chair forward until all four wheels are on the floor, move the chair.
12.
Fold down the slides and the front handles as specified in this user’s manual.
The sliding system may not always work in the same way on any type of stairs and in all environmental conditions.
Depending on the conditions of use, you may meet sometimes different strength.
Prevent the presence of debris or other type of obstructions inside the slide rails.
Water, ice and debris on the stairs can cause loss of balance to the operator and jeopardizing the proper functioning of the
chair. To avoid injury, free the way from obstacles or consider an alternative route.
Condensation, water, ice and/or accumulation of dust on the chair are factors that can affect the operation, making it
unpredictable, this may cause a sudden alteration of the weight that operators have to bear. To avoid the risk of accidents,
and to allow the proper functioning of the chair, make sure that the straps are clean and dry prior to transport of the
patient.
To prevent injuries, the operators and/or patient, the operators should never carry patients weighing greater than the
maximum weight recommended for safe lifting.
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