Unfortunately there are times in most people's lives when they require a medical wheelchair. Hopefully this will have more to do with hospital regulations than physical condition, but regardless of the reason, once the need exists, a lot of additional factors become important.
User Friendly Chairs?
One's opinion of medical wheelchairs can vary greatly, especially depending on what side of the chair you are on. Even if you are the occupant, you may notice certain things about standard wheelchairs that could be more convenient. If you are the attendant, you will notice many more.
The first thing that both occupant and attendant may note is that could be improved in standard model chairs are the brakes. Not that the brakes themselves don't work adequately, they do, however considering that either the chair's occupant or attendant has to lean down to engage a lever by the wheels poses certain inherent challenges.
In an ideal scenario, the chair will be stopped on a level surface, neither party involved is trying to juggle other pieces of equipment - more on this later - and letting go of the chair to engage the brakes is a simple process. In a worst-case scenario, none of these factors is in play and the chair's occupant requires further medical attention.
More than Just a Seat
Very often, those who need medical wheelchairs, also have other needs. Items such as oxygen tanks, IV stands and infusion pumps can be vital to their existence and unfortunately, on many standard model wheelchairs, highly inconvenient to manage. This is because there often isn't any easy way to incorporate such items with the use of the chair. This makes transporting the client and their accoutrements a juggling act that can be risky or at the very least, unnecessarily complex.
The same thing happens if the client has additional packages. While pajamas and a few books or CDs may not technically be vital to the patient's continued existence, for any kind of lengthy stay in a hospital or care facility, they can feel more crucial than the oxygen to the patient, even if carrying them in to the facility can lead to considerable problems or several trips.
Solving the Problems
These difficulties may seem insurmountable with standard chairs. Fortunately, once you get away from the standard chair they are easily solved. There is an alternative medical wheelchair on the market with a revolutionary design that addresses all of these problems and more.
For starters, the chair's ergonomically designed handle not only makes for the easiest pushing any staff member has ever experienced - thus reducing injury and insurance expenditures too boot - when released, it automatically locks the brakes. This feature combines increased safety with reduced theft, which leads to lower costs as well.
In addition, the unique design allows for easy accessorizing with IV stands, oxygen tanks, infusion pumps and even umbrellas. This feature makes the medical wheelchair easily customizable depending upon patient needs, saving time and aggravation.
Finally, there is a handy luggage rack underneath the chair that will hold virtually anything a patient should decide to bring into the facility. Add this to ease of storage and a number of other excellent features and users will wonder how they ever managed with anything else.
Author Resource:-
STAXI is the world's leading nestable transport chair system and the number one wheelchair alternative for hospitals and airports. STAXIs were designed for institutional use only. Visit: http://www.Staxi.com
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