Sunrise Medical Quickie IRIS Manuel D'instructions page 11

VI. SAFETY WARNINGS: FALLS & TIP-OVERS
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 its 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.
3. NEVER lift this chair by its armrests. They may come loose or break.
4. Lift this chair only by non-detachable parts of the main frame.
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.
Before you assist a rider, be sure to read the warnings "For Attendants" in Section V:C and follow all instructions that
apply. Be aware that you will need to learn safe methods best suited to your abilities.
N. CLIMBING STAIRS
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. They tilt the chair back to its balance point.
4. A second attendant at the front fi rmly 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.
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. They tilt the chair to the balance point of the rear wheels and roll 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 lowers 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.
P. TILT USE AND BACK ANGLE ADJUSTMENT (MONO BACK)
BEFORE you operate the tilt mechanism, or back angle adjustment (MONO back):
1. Always verify that the arms of the rider are stable on the armrests or within the armrests.
2. Always verify that the legs of the rider are stable on the footrest/legrest.
3. Never place hands, feet or foreign objects into the tilt mechanism.
4. Never push or propel the chair with the seat tilted in a forward position.
5. Never add chair accessories that are not specifi cally designed for the IRIS.
6. Never exceed a tilted position that aligns the backrest parallel to the ground.
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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