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VI. SAFETY WARNINGS: FALLS AND TIP-OVERS
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M. STAIRS
WARNING
1. NEVER use this chair on stairs UNLESS you have someone to help you. Doing so is
almost certain to cause a fall or tip-over.
2. Negotiating stairs with a wheelchair always requires at least 2 attendants for safety.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may
occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
N. CLIMBING STAIRS
WARNING
For Attendants::
1. Use at least two attendants to move a chair and rider up stairs.
2. Move the chair and rider BACKWARD up the stairs.
3. The person at the rear is in control. He or she tilts the chair back to its balance point.
4. A second attendant at the front firmly grasps a non-detachable part of the front frame
and lifts the chair up and over one stair at a time.
5. The attendants move to the next stair up. Repeat for each stair, until you reach the
landing.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may
occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
O. DESCENDING STAIRS
WARNING
For Attendants::
1. Use at least two attendants to move a chair and rider down stairs.
2. Move the chair and rider FORWARD down the stairs.
3. The person at the rear is in control. He or she tilts the chair to the balance point of
the rear wheels and rolls it to the edge of the top step.
4. A second attendant stands on the third step from the top and grasps the chair frame.
He or she lowers the chair one step at a time by letting the rear wheels roll over the
stair edge.
5. The attendants move to the next stair down. Repeat for each stair, until you reach the
landing or bottom of stairs.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may
occur and cause severe injury to the rider or others.
