Climbing A Curb Or Single Step; Descending A Curb Or Single Step; M.stairs; N.climbing Stairs - Quickie Q2 Lite Mode D'emploi

Q UI C KI E 2 L ITE
K. CLIMBING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
For Attendant: follow these steps to help the rider climb a curb or single step going BACKWARD:
1. Stay behind the chair.
2. Continue backward 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 chair backwards until the caster wheels have cleared the edge of the curb and return the chair
to it's rolling position.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may occur and cause
severe injury to the rider or others.
L. DESCENDING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
For Attendant:: Follow these steps to help a rider descend a curb or single step going FORWARD:
1. Stay at the rear of the chair.
2. Several feet before your reach the edge of the curb or step, tip the chair slightly and pull it backward.
3. When the chair is at it's balance point, carefully step forwards until the rear wheels reach the edge of
the curb or step. Then allow the rear wheels to slowly roll down onto the lower level.
4. Push the chair forward until you are standing on the lower level.
5. When the rear wheels are safely on the lower level, tilt the chair back to its balance point.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may occur and cause
severe injury to the rider or others.
M. STAIRS
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1. NEVER use this chair on stairs UNLESS you have someone to help you. Doing so is likely to cause a fall
or tip-over.
2. Negotiating stairs with a wheelchair always requires at least 2 attendants for safety.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may occur and cause
severe injury to the rider or others.
N. CLIMBING STAIRS
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1. Use at least two attendants to move a chair and rider up stairs.
2. Move the chair and rider BACKWARD up the stairs.
3. The person at the rear is in control. He or she tilts the chair back to its balance point.
4. A second attendant at the front firmly grasps a non-detachable part of the front frame and lifts the
chair up and over one stair at a time.
5. The attendants move to the next stair up. Repeat for each stair, until you reach the landing.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may occur and cause
severe injury to the rider or others.
O. DESCENDING STAIRS
1. Use at least two attendants to move a chair and rider down stairs.
2. Move the chair and rider FORWARD down the stairs.
3. The person at the rear is in control. He or she tilts the chair to the balance point of the rear wheels
and rolls it to the edge of the top step.
4. A second attendant stands on the third step from the top and grasps the chair frame. He or she low-
ers the chair one step at a time by letting the rear wheels roll over the stair edge.
5. The attendants move to the next stair down. Repeat for each stair, until you reach the landing.
If you fail to heed these warnings damage to your chair, a fall, tip-over or loss of control may occur and cause
severe injury to the rider or others.
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VI. WARNINGS: FALLS AND TIP-OVERS
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