TY - JOUR PY - 1983// TI - A wheelchair seatbelt for elderly patients JO - Canadian journal of occupational therapy A1 - Walker-Ross, D. SP - 136 EP - 137 VL - 50 IS - 4 N2 - This article describes the design, materials, use and adaptations of a seatbelt designed to support an elderly patient sitting in a standard adult size wheelchair. The seatbelt was designed in response to a growing need for positioning of the many disabled, elderly patients now found in acute-care hospitals. To-date the seatbelt has been used successfully by four different patients.
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