Moving down stairs, Remove the occupant from the wheelchair, Figure 2 stairways – Invacare 9000 Topaz User Manual
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Invacare®9000 Topaz™Wheelchair
Moving Down Stairs
1.
Remove the occupant from the wheelchair.
2.
If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing up.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been
negotiated and the wheelchair has been rolled away from the
stairway.
7.
If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.
FIGURE 2 Stairways
Escalators
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WARNING
DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.