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ZIPPIE VOYAGE
E. RAMPS, SLOPES AND SIDEHILLS
WARNING
Pushing the mobility device on a slope, including ramps or hills, will change
the center of balance. Some safety reminders include:
1. Do not push this product on a slope steeper than 6°.
2. Do not turn or change direction on a slope or ramp.
3. For your child's safety, ramps at home and work must meet all legal
requirements for your location.
4. Always stay in the CENTER of the ramp.
5. Use a ramp with guardrails (or raised borders that are at least 3"
high).
6. Always go straight up and straight down on hills or ramps.
7. Do not stop on a steep slope.
8.
9. Watch for a drop-off at the bottom of a slope or ramp.
Do not engage the parking brake to slow or stop your mobility
device.
10. Beware of wet or slippery surfaces, especially on slopes.
11. Do not recline or tilt the shell while going up hills.
12. Ask for help any time you are in doubt of stability.
13. Stay behind the chair.
14. Firmly grasp the handles.
15. For going up or down a ramp, the chair should always be facing
forward.
F. TRANSFERS
WARNING
1.
Work with your health care advisor to learn safe transfer and lifting
methods.
2.
Have someone help you until you know how to do a safe transfer of
the dependent on your own.
3.
Move your child's mobility device as close as you can to the location
you are transferring to.
4.
Rotate the front casters until they point forward.
5.
Engage the parking brake before you transfer. This keeps the device
stable during the transfer.
6.
When transferring a child into the device, make sure they are placed
as far back onto the seat surface as possible. This will reduce the
risk that the mobility device will tip over and/or move away from
you.
G. NEGOTIATING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
WARNING
Follow the instructions below for descending or climbing a stair or curb.
Do not try to climb a high curb or step more than 4”
(101mm)
high, if the
accessory tray, or rear glider platform is installed. Doing so can risk injury,
may cause the device to exceed its balance point and tip over, and may
cause damage to the device.
To descend a curb or single step going FORWARD:
1.
Stay at the rear of the mobility device.
2.
Several feet before you reach the edge of the curb or step, tip the
device slightly backward. When the device is at its balance point,
carefully step forwards until the rear wheels reach the edge of the
curb or step.
3.
Allow the rear wheels to slowly roll down onto the lower level.
Push the chair forward until you are standing on the lower level.
4.
Gently lower front casters to the ground.
To climb a step or curb going BACKWARD:
1.
Stay behind the mobility device.
2.
Continue backwards until the rear wheels contact the face of the
curb or step. Lift and roll the rear wheels to the top of the curb.
3.
Pull the device backwards until the caster wheels have cleared the
edge of the curb and return the chair to it’s rolling position.
H. CLIMBING STAIRS
WARNING
1. Do not climb stairs if your mobility device has an accessory tray
installed.
2. Use at least two attendants when moving the occupied mobility
device up stairs.
3. The rider and mobility device should be facing BACKWARD when
moving up the stairs.
4 ALWAYS carry the mobility device by holding the FRAME,
being careful to avoid grabbing the footrest, wheels, tray parts,
and other areas that are meant to detach from the mobility
device.
5.
6.
The person at the rear should be in control. He or she should tilt
the mobility device back to its balance point.
A second attendant at the front firmly grasps a non-detach-able
part of the front frame and lifts the mobility device up and over
the stair.
7. The attendants should move up one stair at a time until the landing
is reached.
I. DESCENDING STAIRS
WARNING
1.
Do not descend stairs if your mobility device has an acces-sory tray
installed.
2.
Use at least two attendants to move an occupied mobility device
down stairs.
3.
Move the mobility device with both the device and rider fac-ing
FORWARD down the stairs.
4.
The person at the rear is in control. He or she tilts the mobility
device back to the balance point of the rear wheels and rolls it to
the edge of the top step.
5.
A second attendant stands on the third step from the top and grasps
the frame. He or she lowers the device one step at a time by letting
the rear wheels roll over the stair edge.
6.
The attendants should move down one stair at a time until the
landing is reached.
J. ESCALATORS
WARNING
NEVER use this mobility device on an escalator, even with an
attendant.
VI. WARNINGS: FALLS & TIP-OVERS
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or
loss of control may occur and can possibly cause severe injury to the rider
or others.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or
loss of control may occur and can possibly cause severe injury to the rider
or others.
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