Document No.: TMM-2220-13
Revision: A
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PATIENT INGRESS / EGRESS
PATIENT SHOULD NEVER BE PERMITTED TO ENTER / EXIT FROM ENDS OF STRETCHER-
CHAIR WHEN IN AN UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY, OR TOTALLY RECLINED POSITION. EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ON
ENDS COULD CAUSE CHAIR TO TILT, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE PATIENT INJURY.
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Follow these instructions for safe and proper patient ingress (entry onto chair) and egress (exit from chair).
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Patient ingress / egress should always be made with chair in upright-chair position.
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Patient must enter / exit from side of chair with their body weight centered over
SEAT
section.
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See PATIENT TRANSFER section for instruction on transferring patient from one horizontal surface to another.
PATIENT INGRESS (ENTRY)
1. Depress
RED
caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
2. Adjust chair to lowest height and into upright-chair position.
3. Lower one side rail of seat section.
4. If back section rails are present, remove / lower back section rail of same side.
5. Position patient (facing away from chair) at
SEAT
section.
6.
WITH PATIENT ENTERING FROM SIDE OF CHAIR,
assist patient while they sit down on
SEAT
section.
7. Once patient is fully seated, assist them in rotating their body in-line with chair into a seated position.
PATIENT EGRESS (EXIT)
1. Depress
RED
caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
2. Adjust chair to lowest height and into upright-chair position.
3. Lower one side rail of seat section.
4. If back section rails are present, remove / lower back section rail of same side.
5. Ensure patient’s body weight is centered on
SEAT
section.
6.
WITH PATIENT EXITING TO SIDE OF CHAIR,
assist patient in rotating their body by placing their legs over
one side of chair.
7. Assist patient into standing position from seated position.
PATIENT TRANSFER
PATIENT’S BODY WEIGHT SHOULD NEVER BE SHIFTED TOWARDS EITHER END OF CHAIR
WHEN IN A PARTIALLY, OR TOTALLY, RECLINED POSITION. SERIOUS PATIENT INJURY MAY OCCUR.
ALL PATIENT TRANSFERS MUST BE MADE FROM
SIDE
OF CHAIR, NOT CHAIR ENDS.
Follow these instructions for safe and proper patient transfer between chair (in stretcher orientation) and
another horizontal surface.
1. Position back, seat, and leg sections into horizontal orientation. (Press Auto Contour button.)
2. Lower / remove all side rails from transfer side of chair.
3. Position chair as close as possible to other surface.
4. Match chair (stretcher) height to height of bed or other horizontal surface.
5. Depress
RED
caster brake pedal to lock caster wheels.
6. Slide patient from one surface to other, following your facility’s standard practices / policies for lateral
patient transfers.