Operation
Operating manual CARLO EP & Classic
V2.10 E
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8.2.2 Lifting a patient/resident
Proceed in the following way to lift a patient/resident from a chair:
1. Apply the sling in accordance with the operating manual.
2. Position the CARLO Alu (without suspended sling) with the carrier frame spread
aside the patient/resident.
3. Slide the sling downwards at the back of the sitting patient/resident. Pull the leg
loops forward and lift one leg at the time. Bring the leg loops under the
patient’s/resident’s leg. Check that the shoulders and the head of the
patient/resident are correctly positioned in the sling. Particularly make sure that
the patient’s head is located inside the sling.
4. Use the lifting arm to bring the spreader bar in a position, which enables you to
attach the loops or clips to the attachment points. If your CARLO is equipped
with an EP spreader bar, you possibly must change the position of the hanger
bar to be able reaching the attachment points.
5. Suspend the sling to the lifting eye. Check that the sling is correctly fixed. The
sling hoist has 4 or 6 fixing points (depending on the spreader bar type) to
enable an individual adjustment to each patient/resident.
6. Activate the brakes of the rear castors.
7. You can now raise the patient/resident.
8. If your CARLO is equipped with an EP spreader bar, you can change the
position of the spreader bar if needed to bring the patient from a lying into a
sitting position.
9. Close the carrier frame. The lowering of the CARLO is enhanced when the
carrier frame is not spread.
10. Release the brakes of the rear castors.
11. You can now transfer the patient to the desired location with the CARLO. To
move the sling hoist, push or pull the handles provided to this effect. Do not
push or pull the sling hoist or the cylinder bar of the motor.
