Invacare®Birdie™
6.4 Lifting and Transferring the Patient
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:
6.1 Safe Lifting, page 22
6.2 Preparing to Lift, page 23
6.3 Attaching the Slings to the Lift, page 26
5.2 Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 17
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1.
Move the lift to the patient area and prepare to lift. Refer to
6.2 Preparing to Lift, page 23.
2.
Attach the sling to the lift. Refer to 6.3 Attaching the Slings to
the Lift, page 26.
3.
Perform one of the following:
•
Lower the bed to the lowest position.
•
Lift the patient high enough to clear the stationary object
with their weight fully supported by the lift. Refer to 5.2
Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 17.
The boom will stay in position until the DOWN
( ) button is pressed.
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