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Third Position (Second Recline Position)
The third position is the
Second Recline Position
and is also known as the “Full Recline” position.
This position is ideal for patient treatment, rest and reading.
To Achieve Third Position / Second Recline Position:
• Reclining by patient: From the First Recline Position, continue
to push against the back by placing your hands on armrests and
continue to recline yourself to the Second Recline Position. To
bring yourself up, place hands on armrest and pull yourself up
while leaning your body forward away from the recliner back
while at the same time pushing down evenly on the footrest
with your legs.
• Reclining by caregiver: Standing on either side of the recliner,
grasp the armrest with one hand and push handle with the
other hand. Push back on push handle to recline. To return,
grasp push handle and pull forward to raise the recliner back.
Trendelenburg Position (Also Known as Shock Position)
Info: This position can only be achieved by a caregiver.
See picture at right. Standing on either side of the recliner, grasp
the armrest with one hand while holding the recliner back with the
other. With your foot, push down on the
Trendelenburg activation
pedal
(either side of the recliner) while gently pushing down with
your hand on the recliner back until it comes to a stop.
To bring recliner out of the Trendelenburg Position, with
assistance, lift the Back of the recliner up out of the Trendelenburg
Position into the desired position.
Upright Position
First Recline Position
(TV Position)
Second Recline Position
(Full Recline Position)
Trendelenburg Position
(Shock Position)
Trendelenburg
activation pedal