Safety Information - Invacare Matrx Elite Back Manuel D'utilisation

2.0 S I
AFETY NFORMATION
2.1 TRANSPORTATION WARNINGS!
WARNING! Risk of Death, Serious Injury or Damage
• Risk of severe injury when transporting the client within a wheelchair fitted with an Matrx ®
Elite Back in a motor vehicle.
T C
RANSPORTING THE LIENT IN A
M B
A ATRX ACK
The following guidelines should be made available to all parties responsible for the trans-
portation of the client, such as schools and transport providers.
• Wherever practicable Motion Concepts recommends that the client is transferred out of
the wheelchair into a vehicle seat using a lap and diagonal seat belt or an appropriate
child safety seat.
• The Matrx Elite Back has been dynamically tested and meet the requirements of ISO
16840-4:2009, Wheelchair Seating- Part 4: Seating Systems for Use in Motor Vehicles;
and Section 20, ANSI/RESNA WC-4:2017, Wheelchair Seating Systems for Use in Motor
Vehicles. A Surrogate Wheelchair Base (SWCB) and a Hybrid III Midsize-Adult Male
Anthropomorphic Test Device were used in a forward facing frontal impact test. The SWCB
was secured by a four-point, strap type wheelchair tie-down and the occupant restraint was
a vehicle anchored lap and diagonal occupant restraint system.
• Matrx ® Elite Backs used to transport a client may only be used in conjunction with wheelchairs
that comply with the performance requirements of RESNA WC19 or ISO 7176–19.
• For safe transportation of a client within a wheelchair in a motor vehicle, refer to the
user manuals of the wheelchair and tie-down and occupant restraint system (WTORS)- see
additional information below.
B E V
EFORE NTERING THE EHICLE
The Matrx Back must be securely fastened into the wheelchair as described in the user
manual.
Posture Belts & Harnesses should remain fitted during transportation, although they are
designed to provide postural support only, they are NOT intended for safety during trans-
portation.
A Head Support should be securely fitted and correctly adjusted close to the rear of the
client's head during transportation, to reduce the risk of whiplash injuries.
W T - & O
HEELCHAIR IE DOWN
• Wheelchair Tie-down: The wheelchair must be securely tied down within the vehicle, in
a forward facing position, in accordance with the wheelchair and tie-down manufacturers
instructions.
• Occupant Restraint : A suitable occupant restraint system must also be fitted in accor-
dance with the manufacturer's instructions. A minimum is a lap and diagonal belt (lap belts
on their own are not suitable). Restraints that loop over the shoulder and anchor to the
vehicle floor should be avoided where possible, as they can cause a heavy downward load
through the client during an impact, the preferred type anchor above and behind the
shoulder as with a car seat belt. The lap section of the belt should fit snugly over the
pelvis of the client and should not be able to ride up to the abdominal area. The upper torso
section of belt should be in contact with the client's chest and fit over the shoulder(s), while not
cutting into the neck or slipping off the shoulder(s).
M V
OTOR EHICLE WITHIN A
C F
HECK THE OLLOWING
R S
CCUPANT ESTRAINT YSTEM
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W F
HEELCHAIR ITTED WITH
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(WTORS)