Lifting And Transferring The Patient - Invacare Birdie Manual Del Usuario

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 25
5.2 Raising/Lowering the Lift, page 17
– Invacare does not recommend locking of the rear
casters of the patient lift when lifting a patient.
– Invacare recommends locking the rear casters ONLY
when positioning or removing the sling from around
the patient.
– Invacare does recommend 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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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 25.
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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