Safety Tips - Sunrise Medical Breezy 300 Serie Manual De Usuario

B. SAFETY TIPS
The engineering and construction of this wheelchair have been designed to provide maximum safety. International
safety standards currently in force have either been fulfilled or exceeded. Nevertheless, users may put themselves
at risk by improperly using their wheelchairs. For your own safety, the following rules must absolutely be observed.
Unprofessional or incorrect adaptation or adjustment work could increase the risk of accidents.
As a wheelchair user, you are also part of the daily traffic on streets and pavements, just like anyone else.
You should always wear clothing which is light-coloured when it is dark, so that you can be seen more
easily. Also, make sure that the reflectors are not covered.
Be careful during your first ride in this wheelchair. Get to know your wheelchair. Test what effect changing
the centre of gravity would have on your wheelchair. Practice using your wheelchair on level ground as well
as going uphill and downhill.
CAUTION: The wheellocks are not intended to brake your wheelchair. They are only there to ensure that
your wheelchair does not begin rolling unintentionally. When you stop on uneven ground, you should always
use the wheellocks to prevent such rolling. Always use both wheellocks; otherwise, your wheelchair could
tip over. The wheel locks have not been designed to be used as brakes for a moving wheelchair.
Always make use of elevators and ramps. If these are not available, you can reach your destination with the
aid of two attendants. They should grip the wheelchair at securely mounted parts. A wheelchair should
never be lifted with an occupant; it should only be pushed.
Before each use, the following should be checked: Quick-release axles (if fitted) on the rear wheels / Tyres,
tyre pressure, and wheellocks. Wheellocks will not function properly if tire pressure is too low or the interval
between tyres and wheellocks is too large.
The maximum user weight is 120 kilograms.
TRANSPORTATION IN VEHICLES
This product is suitable to use as a seat in vehicles as per certificate ISO/FDIS 7176-19 :2008 (E) and using the
restraint system Q straint Q-5001-T2.
A wheelchair secured in a vehicle will not provide the equivalent level of safety and security of a vehicle seating
system. It is always recommended that the user transfers to the vehicle seating. It is recognised that this is not
always practical for the user to be transferred and in these circumstances where the user must be transported whilst
in the wheelchair the following advice should be followed.
1. Confirm that the vehicle is suitably equipped to transport a passenger in a wheelchair, and ensure the method
of access/egress is suitable for your wheelchair type. The vehicle should have the floor strength to take the
combined weight of the user, the wheel chair and accessories.
2. Sufficient space should be available around the wheelchair to enable clear access to attach, tighten and release
the wheelchair and occupant tie down restraints and safety belts.
3. The occupied wheelchair must be located in a forward facing position and secured by the wheelchair tie down
and occupant restraint straps (WTORS tie downs) meeting the requirements of ISO 10542 or SAE J2249, in
accordance with the WTORS manufacturers' instructions.
4. The wheelchair's use in other positions within a vehicle has not been tested e.g. transportation in a side facing
position must not be carried out under any circumstances. (Fig. 10)
Warning There is a risk of serious injury or death if this if this advice is ignored.
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