A good medical wheelchair needs to have a of number features. Some are already present on standard extant models, but many others are not. A number of “extra” features should be standard on medical wheelchairs. Most manufacturers haven’t even thought about considering that they might be a really good idea.
For the purposes of this article, medical wheelchairs will be seen to be separate from those designed for individual use. There is a reason for that, which is that they should be considered and produced as diverse entities.
An individual wheelchair is just that. It is designed to provide the closest equivalent to natural mobility that a person who has been deprived of the same to due to accident, injury, or illness.
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Administrators of hospitals, clinics, rehab centers, and extended care facilities recognize the need for having sturdy and durable transport chairs available for their patients. Depending on the size of the facility, supplying enough hospital transport chairs can run into thousands of dollars annually. Here are some guidelines for choosing a hospital transport chair that may save your facility a lot of money.
• A Hospital Transport Chair should be strong and durable.
Most standard wheelchairs have a weight capacity of 250 pounds. Staxi transport chairs can carry a load of 500 pounds, which will allow for heavy medical equipment to be carried along with the patient.
• A Hospital Transport Chair should not have removable parts.
Standard wheelchairs have footrests that can be removed to allow the patient to stand up, pedal, and to collapse smaller to fit into vehicles.
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Among the many decisions airport administrators have to make is how to be in compliance with the Adults with Disabilities Act and provide access for persons with motor disabilities. Choosing the right airport transport chair makes an airport more traveler friendly and relieves traveler stress.
Providing Airport Transport Chairs for the Walking Impaired
Many people with disabilities arrive at the airport with their own personal wheelchair, and airports are ready to accommodate them with so many features that we now take for granted. However, some people who do not generally need transportation may discover that the distances required in negotiating through an airport is much too far for their condition.
Traveling by air can be stressful for the most seasoned traveler. With e-tickets, new baggage regulations and security, many folks who have not traveled in a while are absolutely overwhelmed. Top that off with crowds and enormous distances to get to the appropriate concourse, it is no wonder that people with impaired walking hate to travel.
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Public places of business and services are required to be handicapped accessible (P.L.110-325 Americans with Disabilities Act). Many large buildings provide wheelchairs or transport chairs for their customers and patrons. Commercial wheelchairs and transport chairs for rent differ in several ways, and are specific to the use for which intended.
Features of a Common Wheelchair
Generally speaking, wheelchairs are designed for the rider to self-propel. With the large rear wheel within arms’ reach, a person can push himself or herself independently.
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The fact that wheelchairs are a boon to the mobility impaired is without doubt. This does not mean there is not still room for improvement in this field, nor in the area of wheelchair accessories.
There are too many people in the world whose contributions we would have had to do without if they were confined to their beds as in days past. Where would physics and its understanding, even by laypeople, be without Stephen Hawking, as just one example.
Wheelchair accessories come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. They are everything from items that attach, or at least should attach, to the chair for the support of the patient.
Wheelchair accessories make the chair a more useful part of the day-to-day operations of those who serve the mobility impaired. Or even those who are generally mobile, but due to procedures, regulations, or both need to be transported in a wheelchair, rather than under their own power.
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Transport chairs are an absolute necessity for both individuals and organizations. Unfortunately, despite the value they add to many lives, there are areas where significant improvements can be made. Fortunately, some of those desperately needed changes already exist in a new and revolutionary type of chair.
Wheelchairs for the mobility impaired have long been the victims of the “good enough” mentality. While many would say that this is actually a case of, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” the more forward thinking are aware that just because something does its job adequately doesn’t mean there isn’t room for innovation and improvement. This is finally becoming a reality.
What is somewhat ironic about the movement to improve transport chairs is that the needs of those without mobility issues are almost never considered. At first glance, this seems reasonable, as the chairs are designed to give those who have moderate to severe disability in the fields of walking and standing the ability to function as independently as possible.
This is quite true and it is very fortunate that manufacturers are coming to realize that just as not all mobility impairment is equal, neither should the chairs produced to help them be. Thus, in recent decades we have seen the rise of motorized wheelchairs that can be propelled forward – and backwards – with very little effort on the part of the occupant, and even those that can be steered through the simple but amazing power of a person’s breath.
Wheelchairs have developed that are small and streamlined for people who want to make the least use of them possible into ones that serve as communication devices for taking their occupant from place to place.
Looking back at the history of wheelchairs to the old, high-backed wooden contraptions that necessitated at least one attendant, the idea of a three-wheeled “wheelchair” that a person who’d lost the use of her legs could use to race around a track at unbelievable speeds would have been inconceivable.
Yet these and many other types exist. And this is good. So why should those not dependant upon such devices be taken into consideration at all?
Just as there is no one single type of mobility impaired person, there is not just one kind of use to which a transport chair is put. Hospitals and other care institutions, as well as airports and malls, have growing needs for chairs that can get people effectively and safely from one place to another.
However, they often require these for the wholly mobile too, and in most cases, whether due to safety concerns or other regulatory aspects, these transport chairs require attendants. Something that most standard chair models make harder than it needs to be.
The good news is that this institutional need has been noted and answered. A type of transport chair exists that has features such as a sliding arm to make client transfer simple and safe, a higher arm designed for easy steering, and places for everything a patient or traveler might need to carry from one spot to another.
Furthermore, these chairs are designed to last and with numerous theft-prevention aspects that make them an excellent long-term investment. They are designed to withstand considerable wear and tear, while at the same time reducing the wear and tear on attendants.
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When your company has decided that it needs to look into a different kind of transport wheelchair for patients, travelers, or clients, it is also vital to look at the wheelchair products, support, and accessories that will accompany this new item. A good medical wheelchair is just that, but having the right stuff alongside it will make good even better.
If you work in the medical, travel, or any other field where your company spends any significant amount of time transferring people from one place to another, you have learned many of the limitations of the standard wheelchair. While certainly there are ongoing efforts to make wheelchairs to better fit the needs of their occupants, there has been less interest or even thought of reforming them for the attendants.
At first blush, this is obvious. The attendants have no mobility issues and therefore little need to have a chair “suit” them. In fact, it seems quite inconsiderate to look at things that way.
Except, that there are many situations where the person who spends the most time with the transport wheelchair is an attendant. With these particular chairs, the occupant is ephemeral and often only there due to regulations requiring its use – such as to a procedure or exiting a hospital. Even the mobility impaired in this area will have their own personal chairs but may use institutional ones in certain situations.
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