Download or read book Consequences of Four point Strap type Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint System Practices on Wheelchair Passenger Safety in Fixed route Transit written by Zdravko Salipur and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many wheelchair users rely upon fixed route public transportation using large accessible transit vehicles (LATVs) for independent transportation to and from work, healthcare appointments and leisure activities. A substantial number of these wheelchair users may not be able to transfer from their wheelchair to a motor vehicle seat during transit. It is necessary to afford these wheelchair users the same level of safety as occupants seated in motor vehicle seats. Therefore, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that LATVs be equipped with wheelchair securement and occupant restraint systems (WTORS). The four-point tiedowns and occupant restraints are the primary means of WTORS on LATVs. Recent research has shown extremely high disuse and misuse rates for this wheelchair and tiedown occupant restraint system (WTORS). However, to-date, no studies have investigated the underlying causes of WTORS disuse and misuse. Perhaps more importantly, the consequences of WTORS misuse and disuse for wheelchair passengers aboard LATVs have not been determined. This study had three major phases aimed at describing consequences of WTORS misuse and disuse for wheelchair passengers on LATVs: I) A case series of adverse events involving wheelchair seated passengers on LATVs, II) Driving experiments using a wheelchair seated anthropomorphic testing device onboard a LATV, III) Development, validation and verification of a computer simulation of a wheelchair passenger onboard a LATV. This study revealed that the vast majority of wheelchair related instabilities are associated with minor wheelchair excursions. We also found when WTORS are properly used, the wheelchair passenger does not appear to be at increased risk of injury, while WTORS disuse and misuse are associated with a high frequency of wheelchair passenger ejection from the wheelchair, especially during an emergency braking maneuver. We found that a manual wheelchair brake can play a major role in limiting wheelchair excursions when WTORS are not properly used and that lateral wheelchair excursions can be limited by the folded-seat side barrier under the window.
Download or read book Spinal Cord Injuries E Book written by Sue Ann Sisto and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a hospital admittance to discharge to outpatient rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injuries addresses the wide spectrum of rehabilitation interventions and administrative and clinical issues specific to patients with spinal cord injuries. Comprehensive coverage includes costs, life expectancies, acute care, respiratory care, documentation, goal setting, clinical treatment, complications, and activities of daily living associated with spinal cord patients. In addition to physical therapy interventions and family education components, this resource includes content on incidence, etiology, diagnosis, and clinical features of spinal cord injury. Case Studies with clinical application thinking exercises help you apply knowledge from the book to real life situations. Thoroughly referenced, evidence-based content provides the best evidence for treatment based on the most current research. Tables and boxes throughout each chapter organize and summarize important information for quick reference. Clinical Note boxes provide at-a-glance access to helpful tips. Over 500 clinical photos, line drawings, radiographs, and more bring important concepts to life. Highly respected experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, editors Sue Ann Sisto, Erica Druin, and Martha Sliwinski, provide authoritative guidance on the foundations and principles of practice for spinal cord injury. Companion DVD includes video clips of the techniques described throughout the book that demonstrate how to apply key concepts to practice.
Download or read book Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems for Use in Motor Vehicles written by Adaptive Devices Standards Committee and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This SAE Recommended Practice applies to WTORS comprised of a system or device for wheelchair tiedown and a system or device for restraining the wheelchair-seated occupant. It specifies design requirements, test methods, and performance requirements for WTORS, requirements for manufacturer's instructions to installers and users, and requirements for product marking and labeling. This document places particular emphasis on design requirements, test procedures, and performance requirements for the dynamic performance of WTORS in a 48-km/h, 20-g frontal impact. It also specifies test procedures and performance requirements for webbing slippage at adjustment devices of strap-type wheelchair tiedowns, and for partial but ineffective engagement of wheelchair tiedowns, and tiedown components that could be perceived to be effectively engaged. Appendix F includes additional recommendations for WTORS that will enhance the design, performance, installation, and use of WTORS, but which are not, at this time, required for compliance with this document.The contents of this document apply to WTORS used with forward-facing wheelchair-seated children and adults, and apply to passengers and drivers of personally licensed motor vehicles as well as to passengers of motor vehicles used in public and school transportation. While much of the focus of this document is on WTORS that use four-point wheelchair tiedown systems, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this document are applicable to all types of WTORS, including those that use docking-type wheelchair tiedowns.While the primary focus of this document is a WTORS that is packaged by the manufacturer as a complete system or kit, it is recognized that a significant portion of the WTORS market consists of separate WTORS components and subassemblies, such as anchorage track that is sold to the bus manufacturer, or securement and restraint assemblies that are sold to the transit provider. Manufacturers of such WTORS components and subassemblies may certify their equipment as being in compliance with this document provided that: aThe subassemblies and components intended to be used together to create a WTORS meet all the appropriate requirements of this document, and bThe separately sold components and subassemblies are provided with instructions in accordance with 5.5, where the word "compatible" means tested together to comply with this document.
Download or read book Technical Systems and AIDS for Disabled Or Handicapped Persons Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems Four Point Strap Type Tiedown Systems written by British Standards Institute Staff and published by . This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheelchairs, Aids for the disabled, Disabled people, Handicapped people, Restraint systems (protective), Passenger restraint systems, Patient transport equipment, Motor vehicles, Seat belts, Design, Performance, Safety measures, Mechanical testing, Marking, Instructions for use
Download or read book Urban Transportation Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wheelchair Securement Systems in Transit Vehicle a Summary Report written by E. Brenner and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Securement of Non traditional Style Wheelchairs on Public Transit Vehicles written by Katharine M. Hunter-Zaworski and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wheelchair Occupant Studies written by Lawrence W. Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a fixed upper shoulder-belt anchor point instead of the OEM seat-belt retractor will reduce driver movement toward the airbag module during pre-impact braking and may enhance safety for many drivers in wheelchairs by providing greater torso stability in their optimal posture. Safety Tip Sheets and a DriveSafe brochure have been developed to provide vehicle modifiers and other key stakeholder with information on how to provide safer transportation for occupants seated in wheelchairs. These are being made available on a new UMTRI website that provides a wide range of educational materials on WTS, including lists of wheelchairs, wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems (WTORS), and wheelchair seating systems that comply with WTS industry standards. Additional work is needed to implement the SBDS into a commercial product and to continue efforts to educate key stakeholder groups with regard to best practice in WTS and their role in improving transportation safety for passengers and drivers seated in wheelchairs.
Download or read book Urban Transportation Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Systems and Aids for Disabled Or Handicapped Persons written by Standards Australia (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Mass Transportation Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint System WTORS Activity in Paratransit Vehicles 2012 written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical systems and aids for disabled or handicapped persons Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems Part 2 Four point strap type tiedown systems written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Systems and Aids for Disabled Or Handicapped Persons Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems Requirements and Test Methods for All Systems written by British Standards Institute Staff and published by . This book was released on 1915-02-28 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheelchairs, Aids for the disabled, Disabled people, Handicapped people, Restraint systems (protective), Passenger restraint systems, Patient transport equipment, Motor vehicles, Seat belts, Design, Performance, Safety measures, Mechanical testing, Marking, Instructions for use
Download or read book Technical Systems and AIDS for Disabled Or Handicapped Persons Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems Docking Type Tiedown Systems written by British Standards Institute Staff and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-23 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disabled people, Handicapped people, Wheelchairs, Aids for the disabled, Patient transport equipment, Medical equipment, Passenger restraint systems, Restraint systems (protective), Motor vehicles, Docking devices, Safety measures, Performance testing, Design, Marking, Labels, Instructions for use, Direction of movement
Download or read book Wheelchair occupant Securement System California written by Louis Cheng and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Study on Wheelchair Tie downs Occupant Restraint Systems and Legislation Vs Handicapped Transportation as a State of the Art written by Leon W. Mount and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
