Invacare Action Ampla User manual

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InvacarAction®Ampla™
enMediumactivewheelchair
UserManual
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BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor
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©2019InvacareCorporation
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Contents
1General.........................................4
1.1Introduction..................................4
1.2SymbolsinthisDocument........................4
1.3WarrantyInformation...........................4
1.4Compliance...................................5
1.4.1Product-specicstandards.....................5
1.5ServiceLife...................................5
1.6LimitationofLiability............................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1Safetyinformation..............................6
2.2Safetydevices.................................7
2.3Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct.................7
3ProductOverview.................................9
3.1Intendeduse..................................9
3.2Mainpartsofthewheelchair.....................10
4Setup...........................................13
4.1Safetyinformation..............................13
5Usage..........................................14
5.1Safetyinformation..............................14
5.2Brakingduringuse.............................14
5.3Gettinginandoutofthewheelchair................15
5.4Drivingandsteeringthewheelchair.................16
5.5Negotiatingstepsandkerbs......................17
5.6Negotiatingrampsandslopes.....................18
5.7Stabilityandbalancewhenseated..................20
5.8Parkingbrakes.................................21
5.9Backrest.....................................21
5.10Legrests....................................22
5.11Transferhelp.................................23
5.12Antitipper...................................24
5.13Seatcushion.................................25
6Options.........................................26
6.1Posturebelt..................................26
6.2Pushbar.....................................28
6.3Dripstand....................................28
6.4Assistantbrakes...............................30
6.5Caneholder..................................30
6.6Oxygenbottleholder............................31
7Transport........................................32
7.1Safetyinformation..............................32
7.2TransportationBearing..........................32
7.3Removingandinstallingtherearwheels.............33
7.4Liftingthewheelchair...........................34
7.5Transportingtheoccupiedwheelchairinavehicle......34
8Maintenance.....................................40
8.1Safetyinformation..............................40
8.2MaintenanceSchedule..........................40
8.3CleaningandDisinfection........................42
8.3.1GeneralSafetyInformation.....................42
8.3.2CleaningIntervals............................43
8.3.3Cleaning..................................43
8.3.4Disinfection................................43
9AfterUse........................................44
9.1Storage......................................44
9.2Reconditioning................................44
9.3Disposal.....................................44
10Troubleshooting..................................45
10.1Safetyinformation.............................45
10.2Identifyingandrepairingfaults...................46
11TechnicalData...................................47
11.1Dimensionsandweight.........................47
11.2Materials....................................48
11.3Environmentalconditions........................49
InvacarAction®Ampla™
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan
befoundinthecountry-specicsalesdocuments.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont
sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacaredistributor .Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.
1.2SymbolsinthisDocument
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthisdocumentand
applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation
belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
1.3WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturerswarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
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General
1.4Compliance
Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working
withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.
ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe
MedicalDeviceRegulation2017/745ClassI.Thelaunchdate
ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.
Wearecontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,
isreducedtoaminimum.
WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsandcomponents.
1.4.1Product-specicstandards
ThewheelchairhasbeentestedinaccordancewithEN
12183.Itincludestestingforammability.
Forfurtherinformationaboutlocalstandardsand
regulations,contactyourlocalInvacarerepresentative.See
addressesattheendofthisdocument.
1.5ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisveyearswhen
useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,
maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.
Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequency
andintensityofuse.
1.6LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
Incorrectuse
Naturalwearandtear
Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora
thirdparty
Technicalmodications
Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
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2Safety
2.1Safetyinformation
Thissectioncontainsimportantsafetyinformationforthe
protectionofthewheelchairuserandassistantandforsafe,
trouble-freeuseofthewheelchair .
Invacarepresumesahealthcareprofessionalhasmadean
individualassessmentoftheusertodeterminehisrisk
levelortherapyrequirements.Providersandcarershave
assessedthattheproductgivestherequiredsupportand
thatitsadjustmentsareappropriatefortheuser .Carerand
userhavebeenappropriatelyinstructedbyahealthcare
professionalonhowtousetheproductcorrectlyandsafely.
WARNING!
Riskofaccidentsandseriousinjury
Accidentswithresultingseriousinjurycanoccur
ifthewheelchairisimproperlyadjusted.
Wheelchairadjustmentsmustalwaysbecarried
outbyaqualiedtechnician.
WARNING!
Riskduetodrivingstylebeingunsuitablefor
theconditions
Thereisariskofskiddingonwetground,gravel
oruneventerrain.
Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyleto
theconditions(weather,surface,individual
ability,etc.).
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
Inacollisionyoucouldsustaininjurytopartsof
yourbodythatextendbeyondthewheelchair
(e.g.feetorhands).
Avoidanunbrakedcollision.
Neverdriveintoanobjecthead-on.
Drivecarefullythroughnarrowpassages.
WARNING!
Riskduetowheelchairbeingoutofcontrol
Athighspeedyoucouldlosecontrolofyour
wheelchairandoverturn.
Neverexceedaspeedof7km/h.
Avoidcollisionsingeneral.
CAUTION!
Riskofburning
Thewheelchaircomponentscanheatupwhen
exposedtoexternalsourcesofheat.
Donotexposethewheelchairtostrongsunlight
beforeuse.
Beforeusage,checkallcomponentsthat
comeintocontactwithyourskinfortheir
temperature.
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CAUTION!
Riskofgettingngerscaught
Thereisalwaysariskofgetting,e.g.ngers
orarms,caughtinthemovingpartsofthe
wheelchair.
Makesurewhenactivatingthefoldingor
insertionmechanismsofmovingparts,suchas
theremovableaxleoftherearwheelorfolding
backrestthatnothingbecomescaught.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Non-originalorwrongpartsmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
Onlyuseoriginalpartsfortheproductinuse.
Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyour
localInvacarecatalogorwebsiteforavailable
optionsorcontactyourInvacaredistributor .
Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
IMPORTANT!
Whencombiningthisproductwithanother
product,therestrictionsofbothproductsapply
forthecombination.E.g.themaximumuser
weightofoneproductinthecombinationmay
belower .
OnlyusecombinationsallowedbyInvacare.
ContactyourInvacaredistributorfor
information.
Beforeuse,readtheusermanualofeach
productandchecktherestrictions.
2.2Safetydevices
WARNING!
Riskofaccidents
Safetydevicesthatareincorrectlysetornolonger
working(wheellocks,antitippers,transportation
kit,posturalbelt)cancauseaccidents.
Alwayscheckthatthesafetydevicesare
workingbeforeyouusethewheelchairand
havethemcheckedregularlybyaqualied
technicianoryourprovider .
Thefunctionsofthesafetydevicesaredescribedinchapter
3.2Mainpartsofthewheelchair,page10.
2.3Labelsandsymbolsontheproduct
Identicationlabel
Theidenticationlabelisattachedtotheframeofyour
wheelchairandgivesthefollowinginformation:
INVACARE FRANCE OPERATIONS SAS
ROUTE DE SAINT ROCH
37230 FONDETTES - FRANCE
REF
SN
XXX kg XXX kg
MD
A
B
C
D
E
F
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A
Manufacturersaddress
B
Dateofmanufacture
C
Productdescription
D
Seatwidth
E
Referencenumber
F
Serialnumber
G
Medicaldevice
H
Serialnumberbarcode
I
EAN/HMIbarcode
J
Maximumuserweight
K
Readusermanual
L
Europeanconformity
Snaphooksymbol
Tie-downpositionswheretherestraintsystem
strapsmustbeplacedincaseoftransporting
theoccupiedwheelchairinamotorvehicle,
referto7.5Transportingtheoccupied
wheelchairinavehicle,page34.
Thissymbolisonlyattachedtothewheelchair
whenitisorderedwiththetransportationkit
option.
WARNINGSymbol
Thiswheelchairisnotconguredfor
passengertransportinamotorvehicle.This
symbolisattachedtotheframeclosetothe
identicationlabel.Onlyapplicablewhenthe
transportationkitisnotinstalled.
Transportationbearinglabel
Labelforthecorrectusageof
thetransportationbearing,
see7.2Transportation
Bearing,page32.Thelabel
isattachedtothefront
crossbaroftheframe.
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ProductOverview
3ProductOverview
3.1Intendeduse
Thismediumactivewheelchairisintendedtoprovide
mobilitytooverweightpersonswithlimitedwalkingability.
Theintendeduseristhepersonsittinginthewheelchairor
anassistant.Theusermustphysicallyandmentallybeable
tousethewheelchairsafely(e.g.topropel,steer,brake).
Theproductisintendedforinstitutionaluseorprivatehouse
holduse.Thewheelchairmaybeusedindoorsandoutdoors
onlevelgroundandaccessibleterrain.
Theweightofthewheelchairoccupantmustnotexceed
themaximumuserweightasstatedintheTechnicalData
sectionandontheidenticationlabel.
Indications
Adultoverweightpersonsages15andup(adolescentsand
adults)withmobilitydifcultiesandrestrictedwalkingability
whohave:
Paininthemusculoskeletalsystemwhenwalkingor
standing.
Restrictedlungcapacity.
Contraindications
Therearenoknowncontraindications.
Thismediumactivewheelchairneedstobe
prescribedandttoyourspecichealthcondition.
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3.2Mainpartsofthewheelchair
Pos.
Item
Description/Usage/Adjustmentssee...
A
Backrestwithcushion5.9Backrest,page21
B
Clothes-guard
C
Seatwithseatcushion5.13Seatcushion,page25
D
Parkingbrakes5.8Parkingbrakes,page21
E
Transferhelp5.11Transferhelp,page23
F
Legrest5.10Legrests,page22
G
Footplate
H
Castorforkwithcastorwheel
I
Rearwheelwithhandrim7.3Removingandinstallingtherearwheels,page33
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ProductOverview
Shortdescription
InvacareActionAmplaisamediumactivewheelchair,optimisedforbariatricuse.Thewheelchairfeaturestworearwheels,two
frontcastors,upholsteredseatandbackrest,parkingbrakes,detachablelegrests,transferhelpsandarigidframe.
Theequipmentofyourwheelchairmaydifferfromtheimageaseachwheelchairismanufacturedindividuallytothe
specicationsintheorder.
Optionsoverview
Pos.
Item
Description/Usage/Adjustmentssee...
A
Pushbar6.2Pushbar,page28
B
Assistantbrakes6.4Assistantbrakes,page30
C
Caneholder6.5Caneholder,page30
D
Transportationbearing
7.2TransportationBearing,page32
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Pos.
Item
Description/Usage/Adjustmentssee...
E
Antitippers5.12Antitipper,page24
F
Oxygenbottleholder6.6Oxygenbottleholder,page31
G
Dripstand6.3Dripstand,page28
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4Setup
4.1Safetyinformation
CAUTION!
Riskofinjury
Beforeusingthewheelchair,checkits
generalconditionanditsmainfunctions,8.2
MaintenanceSchedule,page40.
Yourproviderwillsupplyyourwheelchairreadyforuse.
Yourproviderwillexplainthemainfunctionsandensure
thatthewheelchairmeetsyourneedsandrequirements.
Whenyoureceivethewheelchair,therearwheelaxleis
alwaysmountedintheforemostposition.Tomakethe
wheelchairmorestable,theaxlecanbesettotherearby
twopossiblepositions.
Adjustmentsoftheaxlepositionandthecastorsmustbe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.
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5Usage
5.1Safetyinformation
WARNING!
Riskoffallingoutofthewheelchair
Whenusingsmallcastorsthewheelchaircould
getstuckatkerbsorinoorgrooves.
Makesurethatthecastorsaresuitableforthe
surfaceyouaredrivingon.
WARNING!
Riskofhazardoussituations
Donotoperatethewheelchaironpublicroads.
CAUTION!
Riskofcrushing
Theremaybeaverysmallgapbetweentherear
wheelandthemudguardwiththeriskthatyou
couldtrapyourngers.
Ensurethatyoualwayspropelyourwheelchair
usingthehandrimsonly.
CAUTION!
Riskofaccidents
Thewheelchairisdesignedtobeusedonlyby
oneperson.
Makesurethatonlyonepersonissittingin
thewheelchair .
IMPORTANT!
Riskofdamagetotheproduct
Donotusethewheelchairasaweighttraining
apparatus.
Theftandmetaldetectionsystems
Inseldomcasesthematerialsusedinthewheelchairmay
activatetheftandmetaldetectionsystems.
5.2Brakingduringuse
Whilstyouaremoving,youbrakebytransferringforceto
thehandrimswithyourhands.
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Ifyouapplytheparkingbrakeswhileyouare
moving,thedirectionofmovementcanbecome
uncontrollableandthewheelchairmaystop
suddenly,whichcanleadtoacollisionortoyou
fallingout.
Neverapplytheparkingbrakeswhileyouare
moving.
WARNING!
Riskoffallingoutofthewheelchair
Ifthewheelchairisrapidlydeceleratedbyan
assistantpullingatthepushhandles,theuser
mayfalloutofthewheelchair.
Alwaysapplytheposturebeltifpresent.
Makesureyourassistantisqualiedin
transferringoccupiedwheelchairs.
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CAUTION!
Riskofburningyourhands
Ifyoubrakeforalongtime,alotoffrictional
heatisproducedatthehandrims.
Wearsuitablegloves.
1.Holdthehandrimsandpressevenlywithbothhands
untilthewheelchairstops.
Brakingwithanassistant
Withanassistant’sbrakeanassistantcanbrakethe
wheelchairwhileitismoving.
1.Tobrake,pullthebrakeleverAonthepushbar.
5.3Gettinginandoutofthewheelchair
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Thereisahighriskofoverturningduringthe
transfer .
Onlygetinandoutwithoutassistanceifyou
arephysicallyabletodoso.
Whentransferring,positionyourselfasfar
backaspossibleintheseat.Thiswillprevent
damagedupholsteryandthepossibilityofthe
wheelchairtippingforward.
Makesurethatbothcastorsarefacingstraight
tothefront.
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Thewheelchaircouldtipforwardsifyoustand
onthefootplate.
Neverstandonthefootplatewhengettingin
andout.
CAUTION!
Ifyoureleaseordamagethebrakesthe
wheelchaircouldrollawayoutofcontrol.
Donotsupportyourselfonthebrakeswhen
gettinginandout.
IMPORTANT!
Theclothes-guardscouldbecomedamaged.
Neversitontheclothes-guardswhengetting
inandout.
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1.EngagebothwheellocksA.
2.FlipupthefootplatesBorswingthelegrestsoutwards.
3.Placebothfeetsecurelyontheground.
4.Supportyourselfwithbothhandsonthetransferhelps
C.
Makesurethatthehandlesofthetransferhelps
arefacingforwards.Thiswillreducetheeffort
ofgettinginandoutofthewheelchair.
5.Slowlygetupfromthewheelchair .
5.4Drivingandsteeringthewheelchair
Youdriveandsteerthewheelchairusingthehandrims.
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Thewheelchaircantipbackwardsifitisnot
ttedwithantitippersortransportationbearings.
Makesurethatantitippersortransportation
bearingsareinstalledbeforedrivingthe
wheelchair.
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Thewheelchaircantipforwards.
Whensettingupyourwheelchair,testits
behaviorintermsoftippingforwardandadjust
yourdrivingstyleaccordingly.
CAUTION!
Aheavyloadhangingonthebackrestcanaffect
thewheelchair’scentreofgravity.
Changeyourdrivingstyleaccordingly.
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Findingthetippingpointwithanassistant
Toshowtheuserthetippingpoint,thewheelchaircanbe
tiltedbackwardsbyanassistantusingthepushbar .
5.5Negotiatingstepsandkerbs
CAUTION!
Riskofaccidentsanddamagetothewheelchair
Whencrossingstepsorkerbstheantitipperor
thetransportationbearingmaygetcaughtand
thewheelchairmaytipoverorcomponentsmay
getdamaged.
Donotnegotiatestepsandkerbswhenthe
antitipperorthetransportationbearingis
installed.
Withoutanassistant
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Whennegotiatingstepsyoucouldloseyour
balanceandtipthewheelchairover .
Assessthecrossingoftheobstaclecorrectly.
Ifyouareunsureofcrossingtheobstacle
safely,getupfromthewheelchair,moveitby
handovertheobstacleandthencontinuethe
journey.
Withanassistant
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WARNING!
Riskofinjurytotheassistantanddamageto
thewheelchair
Tiltingthechairwithaheavyusercanhurtthe
assistantsbackanddamagethechair.
Donottiltthechairwhentheuserweightis
morethan150kg.
Makesuretobeabletosafelycontrolthe
wheelchairwithaheavyuserbeforeperforming
atiltingmanoeuvre.
Goingdownastep
1.Movethewheelchairrightuptothekerbandholdthe
handrims.
2.Theassistantshouldholdthepushbarandtiltthe
wheelchairbackwardssothatthecastorsliftoffthe
ground.
3.Theassistantshouldthenholdthewheelchairinthis
position,pushitcarefullydownthestepandthentiltit
forwardsuntilthecastorsarebackontheground.
Goingupastep
WARNING!
Riskofseriousinjuries
Goingupstepsandkerbsfrequentlycanresult
inearlierthanexpectedfatiguebreakofthe
wheelchairbackrest.Theusermightfalloutof
thewheelchair .
1.Movethewheelchairbackwardsuntiltherearwheels
touchthekerb.
2.Theassistantshouldtiltthewheelchairusingbothpush
handlessothatthecastorsliftofftheground,thenpull
therearwheelsoverthekerbuntilthecastorscanbe
placedbackontheground.
5.6Negotiatingrampsandslopes
WARNING!
Riskduetowheelchairbeingoutofcontrol
Whennegotiatingslopesorgradientsyour
wheelchaircouldtipbackwards,forwardsor
sideways.
Alwayshaveanassistantbehindthewheelchair
whenapproachinglongslopes.
Avoidlateralslopes.
Avoidslopesofmorethan7°.
Avoidjerkingwhenchangingdirectionona
slope.
CAUTION!
Yourwheelchaircouldrunawayevenonslightly
slopinggroundifyoudonotcontrolitusingthe
handrims.
Usetheparkingbrakesifyourwheelchairis
stationaryonslopingground.
Goingupslopes
Togoupaslope,youmustcreatesomemomentum,keepup
themomentumandcontrolthedirectionatthesametime.
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1.Bendyourupperbodyforwardsandpropelthe
wheelchairwithquick,powerfulstrokesonboth
handrims.
Goingdownslopes
Whengoingdownslopes,itisimportanttocontrolyour
directionandparticularlyyourspeed.
1.Leanbackandcarefullyallowthehandrimstorun
throughyourhands.Youshouldbeabletostopthe
wheelchairatanytimebygrippingthehandrims.
CAUTION!
Riskofburningyourhands
Ifyoubrakeforalongtime,alotoffrictional
heatisproducedatthehandrims.
Wearsuitablegloves.
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5.7Stabilityandbalancewhenseated
Someeverydayactivitiesandactionsrequireyoutolean
forwards,sidewaysorbackwardsoutofthewheelchair.This
hasamajoreffectonthewheelchairsstability.Tokeep
yourbalanceatalltimes,proceedasfollows:
Leaningforwards
WARNING!
Riskoffallingout
Ifyouleanforwardsoutofthewheelchairyou
couldfalloutofit.
Neverbendtoofarforwardsanddonotshift
forwardsinyourseattoreachanobject.
Donotbendforwardsbetweenyourkneesto
pickupsomethingofftheoor .
1.Pointthefrontwheelsforwards.(Todothis,moveyour
wheelchairforwardsslightlythenbackagain.)
2.Applybothparkingbrakes.
3.Whenleaningforwardsyourupperbodymustremain
overthefrontwheels.
Reachingbackwards
WARNING!
Riskoffallingout
Ifyouleantoofarbackwardsyoucouldtipyour
wheelchairover.
Donotleanoutoverthebackrest.
Useanantitipperdevice.
1.Pointthefrontwheelsforwards.(Todothis,moveyour
wheelchairforwardsslightlythenbackagain.)
2.Donotapplytheparkingbrakes.
3.Whenreachingbackwardsdonotreachsofarthatyou
havetochangeyoursittingposition.
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