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Transfer From Car to Wheelchair
1. Help the user lean forward slightly, then slide the sling down between the car
seat and the user’s back.
2. Position the sling equally around both sides of the body.
3. Draw the leg sections to the front along the length of the user’s thigh.
4. Check the sling’s central positioning by comparing the lengths of the leg sections
when they are drawn forward.
5. Reposition the sling if the leg sections are not equal in length.
6. Feed the leg sections under the thighs.
7. From between the legs, gently pull the leg section up the inner thigh. Feed
as much material as possible under and between the thighs. Ensure the leg
sections are positioned midway under the thighs to provide good support and
greater comfort.
8. Position the boom to the proper height to extend the spreader bar into the car
without hurting the patient or the car.
9. Move the lift slowly towards the user and position the “U” opening of the
spreader bar around the user’s chest toward the user’s head.
10. Attach clips of the sling to the hooks on Spreader Bar as shown in the Sling
Hook-Up Guide.
11. Secure the spreader bar using the spreader bar handle and slowly lift patient off
the car seat.
12. Turn the spreader bar using the handle to turn the patient to have their feet out
of the car first.
13. Slowly pull lift away from the car. Reposition patient using the spreader bar
handle if necessary and lower patient onto a wheelchair
14. Reverse the above procedures when returning the user/patient to a car.
