How to Maintain Wheelchair?

Wheelchair is an extension for users. They rely on it and are accompanied by it almost all day long. If the wheelchair is a little faulty, it will bring great inconvenience to users’ lives. Wheelchair maintenance is so important. How to maintain your wheelchair? In general, the users need have a periodic inspection on the wheelchair weekly. At the same time, you need to pay attention to the following points.

Clean the wheelchair

Keep the body clean in a dry and ventilated place to prevent rust. After using, wipe the body with clean water; you can also use a clean cleaning cloth to soak in diluted soapy water to clean and wipe the body; during use, regularly wipe and disinfect the part that comes into contact with the human body with 70%-75% alcohol. 

Wheels

The hardest part of a wheelchair is the tire, so the tire should be taken care of regularly. Especially for pneumatic tires, you should always check whether the tire is sufficient, and when the tire is broken, you should replace it. In the case of PU solid tires, it is time to replace them depending on the degree of tire wear. Check the wear of your pneumatic tires regularly and replace your tires when the tread depth is one millimeter.

 

Cushion and back rest

 

The seat cushion becomes a groove, so that the long-term use of the wheelchair will cause secondary injuries to the user, such as spinal deformation. and when the back cushion has a hammock reaction, it should be replaced in time.

 

Foot rest

 

Since the height and angle of the foot pedal are adjustable, and they carry the weight of the patient's lower limbs for a long time, it is easy to loosen and displace, and it should always be checked whether it is at the most appropriate height and angle to make it suitable for supporting the feet without causing pressure behind the buttocks or in front of the legs.

 

 Battery

When storing the wheelchair, do not allow the wheelchair to be exposed to the sun outside, especially during charging. So when storing the wheelchair, in a cool, ventilated and dry place.
Battery can not be stored at a loss of power, because the storage of the battery will seriously affect the service life, and the battery is seriously damaged.
Batteries should be fully recharged daily.

Brake

Braking systems are made up of key. Handbrakes and standing brakes of hand-pushed wheelchairs should be checked frequently, and a good habit of checking the brakes before traveling and stopping is braking.
For electric wheelchairs, it is more important to choose an electric wheelchair with electromagnetic brakes and check the brake performance before traveling.

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Screws and other small parts

Wheelchairs may become less compact after a period of use, usually due to loose screws.

  • 1. When you find that the foot pedal is noisy or displaced, it is necessary to check the screw that fixes the foot pedal.
  • 2. When you find that you cannot fold smoothly or it is difficult to fold when you close the wheelchair, check the screws of the support frame.
  • 3. When the rear wheel wheel is pushed, make a noise to see if the screw fixed with the wheel hub is loose.
  • 4. When the side under the cushion cannot be balanced or the push is very laborious, the relevant fixing screws should be checked.
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