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How to Choose Wheelchair When our parents grow up, how our childrenchoose wheelchairs for their parents has become a pain in many people's hearts.Because they are not professional, many people are confused about how to choosewheelchairs. Here, we share with you how to choose a good wheelchair forelderly parents. Wheelchair is the most commonly usedauxiliary equipment in hospitals. Patients with lower limb fractures andfatigue need to use wheelchairs temporarily; for paralysis, stroke, amputees andthe elderly, wheelchairs, like legs, are important tools to help them improvetheir ability to take care of themselves, work and return to society. There are many kinds and styles ofwheelchairs on the market now. At this point, users may not know what kind ofwheelchair is more suitable. Even many people buy a wheelchair at random. Thisidea is wrong. According to Director Cai Liqin, a famous medical institution,wheelchairs with different structures and functions are required because of thedifferent physical conditions, environment and purpose of each passenger.According to the study, 80% of wheelchair users now choose the wrong wheelchairor use it improperly. Generally speaking, riders spend a longtime in wheelchairs. An inappropriate wheelchair is not only uncomfortable andunsafe, but also likely to cause secondary injury to the rider. Therefore, itis very important to choose the right wheelchair. But how to choose the rightwheelchair? Director Cai listed the following points for attention whenpurchasing wheelchairs. 1. General selection requirements forwheelchairs: Wheelchairs are not only used indoors, butalso outdoors. For some patients, wheelchairs may become a way to move aroundthe home and the workplace. Therefore, wheelchair selection should meet theneeds of occupant conditions, wheelchair size and specifications should beadapted to the occupant's body, so as to make the ride comfortable and stable;wheelchair should also be strong, reliable, durable, fixed firmly and not easy todamage. When carrying, it is even with the ground, avoiding shaking, easy tofold and move, saving labor and low energy consumption. Prices can be acceptedby ordinary users, allowing users to have a certain degree of autonomy inchoosing appearance (such as color, style, etc.) and function. It is convenientto buy and repair parts. 2. How to choose wheelchair type: We often see high-backed wheelchairs,ordinary wheelchairs, nursing wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs, sportswheelchairs for competitions and so on. Wheelchair selection should take intoaccount the nature and degree of disability, age, functional status of thesystem, place of use and so on. High Back Wheelchair - often used inpatients with postural hypotension, unable to maintain a 90 degree sittingposition. After the alleviation of postural hypotension, patients should changeinto ordinary wheelchairs as soon as possible in order to drive wheelchairs bythemselves. Ordinary wheelchair - patients with normalupper limb function, such as amputation, lower limb paraplegia, etc., can usepneumatic tire wheelchair in ordinary wheelchair. Electric wheelchair - upper limb handfunction is poor, can not drive ordinary wheelchair, can choose wheelchair withfriction resistance or electric wheelchair. Care wheelchair - If the patient's handfunction is poor and accompanied by mental disorders, you can choose a portablecare wheelchair, driven by others. Sports wheelchairs - For some young andstrong wheelchair users, sports wheelchairs can help them carry out sportsactivities and enrich their spare time. 3. How to choose wheelchair size: Wheelchairs should be as big as clothes.Appropriate size can make all parts of the force uniform, comfortable, andprevent adverse consequences. The main recommendations are as follows: (1) Seat width selection: The patient sitsin a wheelchair with a gap of 2.5 cm between the buttocks and the inner surfaceof the wheelchair. (2) Seat Length Selection: The patient sitsin a wheelchair, and the popliteal fossa (anterior knee depression, thigh andleg joints) is 6.5 cm from the front of the seat. (3) Selection of back height: Generallyspeaking, the upper edge of the back is about 10 cm different from thepatient's armpit, but it depends on the patient's trunk function. The higherthe back, the more stable the patient sits; the lower the back, the moreconvenient the movement of the trunk and upper limbs. (4) Choice of pedal height: pedal is atleast 5 cm above ground. If the pedal can be adjusted up and down, aftersitting down, the pedal can be adjusted to the patient, so that the front endof the thigh at the bottom of 4cm does not touch the cushion is appropriate. (5) Selection of the height of the armrest:After the patient sits down, the elbow bends 90 degrees, and then increases by2.5 cm. With the increasing number of wheelchairusers in our daily life, many disabled and elderly people begin to payattention to the brand and quality of wheelchairs. There are some domesticbrands, such as Shanghai Mubang, Guangzhou TOPMEDI and so on.
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发表于 2019-9-20 08:16:01
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