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G e n e r a l W a r n i n g s
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K. WHEn YoU nEED HELP
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For the user:
Make sure that each person who helps you reads and follows all warnings and instruc-
tions that apply.
For attendants:
1. Evaluate your ability to help the user control their chair when negotiating obstacles.
Generally if the occupant is over 113 kg, it is difficult for attendants to assist without
increased risk for loss of control or serious injury. Work with the user’s doctor, nurse
or therapist to learn safe methods best suited to your abilities and those of the user.
2. Tell the user what you plan to do, and explain what you expect the user to do. This
will put the user at ease and reduce the risk of an accident.
3. Make sure the chair has push handles. They provide secure points for you to hold the
rear of the chair to prevent a fall or tip-over.
4. Do not lift the chair by the armrest, footrest, push handles, stabiliser bar or cross-
brace while the chair is occupied.
5. To avoid tripping, unlock and rotate anti-tip tubes up, out of the way. ALWAYS lock
the rear wheels, and lock anti-tip tubes in the down position if you must leave the
user alone, even for a moment. This will reduce the risk of a tip-over or loss of control
of the chair.
6. Do not use the stabiliser bar for lifting the chair while it is occupied.
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 user or others.
L. PoSITIonInG BELT (oPTIonAL)
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Use positioning belts onLY to help support the rider’s posture. Improper use of these
belts may cause severe injury to or death of the rider.
1. Make sure the rider does not slide down in the wheelchair seat. If this occurs, the
rider may suffer chest compression or suffocate due to pressure from the belts.
2. The belts must be snug, but must not be so tight that they interfere with breathing.
You should be able to slide your open hand, flat, between the belt and the rider.
3. A pelvic wedge or a similar device can help keep the rider from sliding down in the
seat. Consult with the rider’s doctor, nurse or therapist to find out if the rider needs
such a device.
4. Use positioning belts only with a rider who can cooperate. Make sure the rider can
easily remove the belts in an emergency.
5. nEVER use positioning belts:
a. As a patient restraint. A restraint requires a doctor’s order.
b. on a rider who is comatose or agitated.
c. As a motor vehicle restraint. In an accident or sudden stop the rider may be
thrown from the chair. Wheelchair seat belts will not prevent this, and further
injury may result from the belts or straps.
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.
