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4 TRASPORT OF THE WHEELCHAIR
There is no single best way to load the wheelchair in a vehicle.
The kind and level of the patient disability (his/her ability to control his/her upper body, arm and
hand movements), physical strength (for an old person or a child the operation may result too hard)
and the kind of vehicle that will be used are all factors.
It is clear that all this factors are too many to give a single precise procedure to fit all cases,
therefore this information has to be taken as general advices.
Perform all car loading activities with extreme care and only after receiving
instruction from specialised service personnel with our authorised dealers.
If these procedures seem to be unsafe or difficult, we recommend asking an
attendant for help.
Never transport in a vehicle an occupant sitted on the wheelchair as these
wheelchairs are not designed for this kind of use.
If the occupant has to be transported while seated on the wheelchair you are
reminded that the wheelchairs are not supplied with seatbelts. Any safety belts
for vehicle transport must be installed only by companies that are specialized in
vehicles transformations.
TRANSPORT WITH AN ATTENDANT
In cases where the physical limitations of the occupant prevent
him/her from moving and loading the wheelchair into the car on
his/her own, the help of an attendant will be required.
The lightness and reducibility of this model are very important
because they allow the wheelchair to be moved easily even by
those with limited physical strength.
Release the brakes and remove the rear wheels.
Fold the wheelchair.
Take hold of the chair with one hand on the front frame and the
other hand on the backrest handle or, if the backrest is folded,
on the rear side of the wheelchair to balance the weight of the
wheelchair and make lifting it easier.
Load the wheelchair into the car and
then the rear wheels.
Thanks to its reduced encumbrance
when folded, the wheelchair can be
loaded in the boot of the car or between
the front and rear seats.
LOADING THE WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE
The following actions are intended for people with good control of their upper body, arms and
hands as well as sufficient strength to perform the movements in complete safety.
Open the door on the side where you will
get into the car from (eg. the driver's
door), after that move the chair as close
as possible to the seat.
Engage the brakes and get into the car.
Once you are inside the car, release the
wheelchair brakes and pull out the rear
wheels
.
Fold the wheelchair and, with one hand
on the front frame and the other hand on
the backrest handle or, if the backrest is
folded, on the rear side of the wheelchair
to balance the weight of the wheelchair
and make lifting it easier, load it into the
car.
Finally load the rear wheels.