Wheelchairs are chairs with wheels to help replace walking, which can be divided into electric and manual folding wheelchairs. It is an important mobile tool for home rehabilitation, transportation, medical treatment and outdoor activities of the injured, sick and disabled. The wheelchair not only meets the needs of people with physical disabilities and mobility difficulties, but also facilitates the movement and care of family members, so that patients can exercise and participate in social activities with the help of the wheelchair.

Ordinary wheelchairs are generally composed of a foldable frame, front and rear wheels, left and right knee pads and pedals, left and right detachable handrails, a handle braking device, a seat, a medical image data package on the backrest, a bedpan, a urine bag hook and an electric bracket. Hand-operated wheelchairs are hand-operated devices added to ordinary wheelchairs.

On the basis of ordinary wheelchairs, the electric wheelchair adds an electronic power-assisted system, which reduces the physical consumption of users. On the basis of electric wheelchair, intelligent wheelchair adds positioning movement, standing movement, remote control movement and related internet plus assisted living.

Wheelchair maintenance:

1, first of all, we should fully understand this equipment, how to use it, the functions of buttons everywhere, avoid buying things, and can't use it flexibly at critical moments, especially how to start and stop it quickly, which can play a key role in emergencies.

2. Keep the body clean and put it in a dry and ventilated place to prevent parts from rusting.

3. Before the wheelchair is used and within one month, check whether the bolts are loose. If it is loose, tighten it in time. In normal use, check every three months to ensure that all parts are in good condition. Check all kinds of solid nuts on the wheelchair (especially the fixed nuts on the rear axle). If looseness is found, it needs to be adjusted and tightened in time.

4. Please check the usage of tires regularly, repair the rotating parts in time, and add a small amount of lubricating oil regularly.

Sometimes when you go out, you will inevitably get muddy water or get wet by rain. Pay attention to clean and wipe the soil in time and coat it with antirust wax. Rain is too acidic. If the soil is not cleaned in time, the wheelchair will rust easily, which will at least affect the appearance visually.

6. Tires should maintain sufficient air pressure and should not contact with oil and acidic substances to prevent deterioration.

7. The connection bolt of wheelchair seat frame is loose, so it is forbidden to tighten it.

8. For electric wheelchairs, to develop the habit of charging immediately after use is to keep the battery fully charged. It is forbidden to store electricity at a loss; If the electric wheelchair is not used for a long time, it will seriously affect its service life if it is stored without electricity, and the longer it is idle, the more serious the battery damage will be.

Idle electric wheelchairs should develop the habit of charging regularly. Keep the battery in a "full state" for a long time. And shelter from the rain, handle it with care and so on

9. Always check the flexibility of movable and rotating structures and apply lubricant. If it is necessary to remove the axle for some reason, please make sure that the nut is tightened and will not loosen when reinstalling.

10, the connection bolt of wheelchair seat frame is loose, so it is forbidden to tighten it.

Wheelchair is the second foot for the elderly with physical disability or lower body disability. A lot of people do. After the wheelchair is bought home, as long as it doesn't break down, it is generally not checked and maintained. They are at ease. In fact, this is a mistake.

Although the manufacturer can guarantee that the quality of the wheelchair is fine, it can't guarantee that it will be fine after you use it for a period of time, so in order to ensure the best condition of the wheelchair, it needs regular maintenance.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wheelchairs