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TRANSFER TO AUTOMOBILE
1.
Push the lifter towards the car door. Approach the car with
patient’s back to the car seat.
2.
Lean patient forward and adjust the sling to correct height
so their head will clear the car door. Continue to move the
lifter forward until patient is inside the car.
3.
Lift the patient's feet and legs inside the door and face the
patient to the front of the car.
4.
Slowly lower the lifter until the patient's weight is rested on
the car seat. Remove the sling from patient’s back or leave
it behind patient for transferring out of the car when destination
has been reached. The lifter can be disassembled and placed
in a car trunk
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second assistant
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TRANSFER FROM AUTOMOBILE
1.
Park the automobile on a flat, smooth surface. Open the
car door all the way.
2.
Set a folded sling under the patient's back until the bottom
of the sling touches the auto seat. Lift the patient's thighs
and pass the end loops under the patient's legs. Cross the
loops.
3.
Lower the lifter's top bar so the cradle can clear the top of
the door. Move lifter closer to auto so the loops on the sling
can be attached to the hooks on the cradle.
4.
Raise the lifter slowly and move the lifter back an inch at a
time. Repeat this process a few times until the patient's
weight is rested on the sling.
5.
Move lifter away from the car and rotate the sling so that
patient is facing the attendant.
