Invacare TRACER EX2 User Manual download pdf (Page 22)

3 SAFETY

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Tracer™ EX2 Wheelchair 22 Part No 1110546

6. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.

Moving Down Stairs

1. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing up.

2. One assistant (positioned behind the wheelchair), securely grasps a non-removable (non-detachable) part of the wheelchair for leverage and tilts

the wheelchair back to the balance point.

3. After the wheelchair has been tilted back to the balance point, the

assistant behind the wheelchair rolls the wheelchair up to the edge

of the first step.

4. The second assistant (positioned in the front of the wheelchair),

with a firm hold on a non-detachable part of the framework, lowers

the wheelchair down and on to the next stair below and steadies

the wheelchair as the assistant in the rear places one foot on the

next stair below and repeats process.

5. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been

negotiated and the wheelchair has been rolled away from stairway.

6. If necessary, rotate the anti-tippers so the wheels are facing down.

FIGURE4 Stairways

Escalators

Transferring To and From Other Seats

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WARNING

DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.

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WARNING

Before attempting to transfer in or out of the wheelchair, every precaution should be taken to reduce the gap distance.

Turn both casters parallel to the object you are transferring onto. Also be certain the wheel locks are engaged to help

prevent the wheels from moving.

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