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SECTION 5—TRANSFERRING THE PATIENT

Part No 1078988 23 Electric Portable Patient Lift - RPA6001E

Transferring to a Commode Chair

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.1.

1. Liftthepatientfromthebed.RefertoLiftingthePatientonpage 19.

2. PresstheUPbuttononthehandcontroltoelevatethepatienthighenough toclearthe

armsofthecommodechair.Theirweightwillbesupportedbythepatientlift.

3. Guidethepatientontothecommodechair.Thismayrequiretwoassistants.

4. PresstheDOWNbuttononthehandcontroltolowerthepatientontothecommode

chairleavingtheslingattachedtotheswivelbarhooks.

5. Whencomplete,rechecktheslingforcorrectattachments.

6. PresstheUPbuttononthehandcontroltoraisethepatientoffthecommodechair.

7. Whenthepatientisclearofthecommodesurface(usingthesteeringhandles),move

thepatientliftawayfromthecommodechair.

8. Toreturnthepatienttobed,reverseLiftingthePatient

onpage 19.

9. Toreturnorplacethepatientinawheelchair, refertoTransferringtoaWheelchair

on

page 24.

FIGURE 5.1 Transferring to a Commode Chair