4 SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
Part No 1167484
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Invacare
®
Crossfire™T7A Wheelchair
5.
The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been negotiated and the wheelchair has been rolled away from the stairway.
6.
If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.
Moving Down Stairs
1.
If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing up.
2.
One assistant (positioned behind the wheelchair), securely grasps a
non-removable (non-detachable) part of the wheelchair for
leverage and tilts the wheelchair back to the balance point.
3.
After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the balance point, the
assistant behind the wheelchair rolls the wheelchair up to the edge
of the first step.
FIGURE
4
Stairways
4.
The second assistant (positioned in the front of the wheelchair), with a firm hold on a non-detachable part of the framework, lowers the
wheelchair down and on to the next stair below and steadies the wheelchair as the assistant in the rear places one foot on the next stair below
and repeats process.
5.
The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been negotiated and the wheelchair has been rolled away from the stairway.
6.
If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.
