Choosing a suitable wheelchair is good for the elderly, so the elderly need to refer to the following aspects when choosing a wheelchair:
1. Foot pedal height
The pedal is at least 5 cm from the ground. If the foot pedal can be adjusted up and down, the foot pedal can be adjusted to the elderly after sitting, so that the front end of the thigh at the bottom of the 4cm does not touch the cushion is appropriate.
2. Armrest Height
The height of the armrest should be 90 degrees of elbow flexion and 2.5 centimeters upward after the old man sat down.
The arm is too high, shoulders are easy to fatigue, wheelchair is easy to cause upper arm skin abrasion. If the armrest is too low, pushing the wheelchair will easily cause the upper arm to lean forward and cause the body to lean out of the wheelchair. Wheelchair manipulation in forward position for a long time may lead to spinal deformity, chest compression and dyspnea.
3. Cushion
In order to make the elderly feel comfortable when sitting in a wheelchair and prevent bedsores, it is better to put a cushion on the wheelchair seat. The cushion can disperse the pressure on the buttocks. The usual cushions are foam rubber and inflatable pad. In addition, we should pay more attention to the permeability of the cushion, and wash more, in order to effectively prevent bedsores.
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4. Width
Wheelchairs are like clothes, we must determine the appropriate size, size can make all parts of the force uniform, not only comfortable, but also to prevent adverse consequences, such as secondary injury.
The old man is sitting in a wheelchair. There should be a gap of 2.5 to 4 centimeters between the two sides of the hip and the inside of the wheelchair. Over-wide elderly people need to stretch their hands to push wheelchairs, which is not conducive to the use of the elderly and the body can not maintain balance, unable to pass through narrow channels. When the old man rests, his hands can not be comfortably placed on the armrest. Narrow will wear the skin on the outside of the hip and thigh of the elderly, and is not conducive to the elderly up and down wheelchairs.
5. Height
Generally, the upper edge of the back is about 10 centimeters different from the axilla of the elderly, but it should be based on the functional state of the trunk of the elderly. The higher the backrest, the more stable the elderly sitting; the lower the backrest, the more convenient the movement of the trunk and upper limbs. Therefore, only the old people with good balance and light mobility barrier can choose the wheelchair with low back. On the contrary, the higher the backrest and the larger the support surface, will affect physical activity.
6. Function
Wheelchairs are usually classified into general wheelchairs, high-backed wheelchairs, nursing wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs, sports wheelchairs for competitions and other functions. Therefore, first of all, the auxiliary functions should be selected according to the nature and degree of disability of the elderly, the functional status of the whole body and the place of use.
High backrest wheelchairs are generally used for elderly people with postural hypotension and unable to maintain a 90-degree sitting posture. After alleviating the postural hypotension, the wheelchair should be replaced as soon as possible so that the elderly can drive the wheelchair by themselves.
The elderly with normal upper limb function can choose a wheelchair with pneumatic tire in the ordinary wheelchair.
If the upper limb hand function is poor and can not drive the ordinary wheelchair, the wheelchair or electric wheelchair with friction resistance wheels can be chosen; if the old hand function is poor and accompanied by mental disorders, the portable nursing wheelchair can be chosen to be promoted by others.
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