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SECTION 5—TRANSFERRING THE PATIENT

Electric Portable Patient Lift - RPA6001E 24 Part No 1078988

Transferring to a Standard Commode

NOTE:TheInvacarepatientliftisNOTintendedasatransportdevice.Movingaperson

suspendedinasling overanydistanceisNOTrecommended.Ifthebathroomfacilitiesarenotnear

thebedorifthepatientliftcannotbeeasilymaneuveredtowardsthecommode,thenthepatient

MUSTbe

transferredtoawheelchairandtransportedtothebathroomfacilitiesbeforeusingthe

patientliftagaintopositionthepatientonastandardcommode.RefertoTransferringtoa

Wheelchair.

1. Useanemptypatientlifttocheckifthepatientliftcanmaneuveraroundthe

commode.

2. Ifthepatientliftcanmaneuveraroundthecommode,liftthepatientfromthebed.

RefertoLiftingthePatientonpage 19.

3. Transportthepatienttothebathroomfacility.

4. PresstheUP/DOWNbuttonsonthehandcontroltoelevatethepatienthighenough

toclearthecommode.Theirweightwillbesupportedbythepatientlift.

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

6. PresstheDOWNbuttononthehandcontroltolowerthepatientontothestandard

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

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

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

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

liftawayfromthecommode.

10. Toreturnthepatienttobed,reverseLiftingthePatientonpage 19.

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

Transferring to a Wheelchair

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.2.

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

2. Ensurethelegsoftheliftwithpatientintheslingareintheopenposition.Pressthe

legsopenbuttonuntilinmaximumopenposition.

3. Movethewheelchairintoposition.

4. Engagethewheellocksofthewheelchairtopreventmovementofthechair.

ƽ WARNING

DO NOT place the patient in the wheelchair if the locks are not engaged. The

wheelchair wheel locks MUST be in a locked position before lowering the patient

into the wheelchair for transport. Otherwise, injury may result.

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