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User Manual
Issue No: 16 | 2016
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WARNING:
DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to move
forward in the seat or pick them up from the floor by
reaching down between your knees.
WARNING:
The position of the footrest, camber tube and rear seat
height, as well as the tautness of the back upholstery
are directly related to the chairs stability. Any change to
one or any combination of the four may cause the chair
to decrease in stability. Use EXTREME caution when
using a new seating position for the first time.
Many activities require the wheelchair owner to reach, bend
and transfer in and out of the wheelchair. These movements
will cause a change to the normal balance, the centre of
gravity, and the weight distribution of the wheelchair.
To determine and establish your particular safety limits,
practice bending, reaching and transferring activities
in several combinations in the presence of a qualified
health professional BEFORE attempting active use of the
wheelchair.
Proper positioning is essential for your safety. When
reaching, leaning, bending or bending forward, it is
important to use the front castors as a tool to maintain
stability and balance. See Fig 7.
Fig 7
Castors pointing forward
User Manual | Handling of Wheelchairs
Transferring to and from other seats
WARNING:
RGK does NOT recommend that your wheelchair be
transported up or down stairways with you in it.
WARNING:
DO NOT attempt to lift the wheelchair by any
removable (detachable) parts. Lifting by means of any
removable (detachable) parts of a wheelchair may
result in injury to you the assistants and damage your
wheelchair.
NOTE:
Wheelchair Assistants
When assistance to the wheelchair user is required,
remember to use good body mechanics. Keep your
back straight and bend your knees whenever titling
the wheelchair or traversing kerbs, or any other
impediments.
NOTE:
This activity may be performed independently provided
you have adequate mobility and upper body strength.
Position the chair as close as possible along side the
seat to which you are transferring, with the front castors
pointing toward it, engage wheel locks. Shift body
weight into seat with transfer.
During independent transfer, little or no seat platform
will be beneath you. Use a transfer board if at all possible.
