Lifting The Patient; Safe Lifting - Invacare Birdie Manuel D'utilisation

Invacare®Birdie™

6 Lifting the Patient

6.1 Safe Lifting

WARNING!
Risk of Injury
The lift could tip and endanger the patient and assistants.
– Refer to the safety information and instructions in
the following procedures BEFORE performing this
procedure:
6.2 Preparing to Lift, page 23
6.3 Attaching the Slings to the Lift, page 26
6.4 Lifting and Transferring the Patient, page 28
WARNING!
Risk of Death, Injury or Damage
Improper use of this product may cause death, injury
or damage.
– Use the steering handle on the mast at all times to
push or pull the patient lift.
– Avoid using the lift on an incline. Invacare recommends
that the lift only be used on a flat surface.
– During transfer, with the patient suspended in a sling
attached to the lift, DO NOT roll caster base over
uneven surfaces that could cause the patient lift to
tip over.
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WARNING!
Risk of Death, Injury or Damage
Improper use of this product may cause death, injury
or damage.
The lift could tip and endanger the patient and assistants.
The Invacare mobile patient lift is NOT a transport
device. It is intended to transfer an individual from
one resting surface to another (such as a bed to a
wheelchair).
– Wheelchair and bed wheel locks MUST be in a locked
position before lowering the patient onto or lifting the
patient off of the wheelchair or bed to prevent the
wheelchair or bed from moving during transfer.
– Before transferring, check that the wheelchair weight
capacity can withstand the patient's weight.
– The legs of the lift must be in the maximum open
position for optimum stability and safety. If it is
necessary to close the legs of the lift to maneuver the
lift under a bed, close the legs of the lift only as long as
it takes to position the lift over the patient and lift the
patient off the surface of the bed. When the legs of
the lift are no longer under the bed, return the legs of
the lift to the maximum open position.
– Invacare recommends locking the rear casters ONLY
when positioning or removing the sling from around
the patient.
– Invacare recommends that the rear casters be left
unlocked during lifting procedures to allow the patient
lift to stabilize itself when the patient is initially lifted
from a chair, bed or any stationary object.
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