PATIENT TRANSFER
PATIENT’S BODY WEIGHT SHOULD NEVER BE SHIFTED TOWARDS EITHER END OF CHAIR
WHEN IN A PARTIALLY, OR TOTALLY, RECLINED POSITION. SERIOUS PATIENT INJURY MAY OCCUR.
ALL PATIENT TRANSFERS MUST BE MADE TO RIGHT SIDE OF TMM3-SERIES CHAIR, DUE TO SHAPE OF
BACK SECTION, AND NOT TO CHAIR ENDS.
Follow these instructions for safe and proper patient transfer between chair (in stretcher orientation) and
another horizontal surface.
1.
Position back, seat, and leg sections into horizontal orientation. (Press Auto Contour button.)
2.
Lower / remove all side rails from transfer (right) side of chair.
3.
Position chair as close as possible to other surface.
4.
Match chair (stretcher) height to height of bed or other horizontal surface.
5.
Depress
RED
caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
6.
Slide patient from one surface to other, following your facility’s standard practices / policies for lateral
patient transfers.
PUSH BAR OPERATION
LOWERING PUSH BAR
Grasp push bar handle while pulling out red release knob.
Lower push bar into “down” position.
RAISING PUSH BAR
Lift push bar handle until it is in “up” position.
Red release knob will engage (lock) automatically.
Document No.: OM TMM3 SERIES
Revision: R
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