Skil-Care Firm Foundation Wedged Foam Wheelchair Cushion

Description

Skil-Care Firm Foundation Wedged Foam Wheelchair Cushion eliminates pressure caused by sling-seats. This Wedged Foam cushion is covered with a heat-sealed wipe clean anti-bacterial vinyl with incontinent proof covering. The high-density foam and firm foundation provides comfort, reduces pressure and elimiates wheelchair hammock effect. The cushion keeps residents safely seated while offering enhanced pressure relief.

Features

• Skil-Care Firm Foundation Wedged Foam Wheelchair Cushion prevents residents from sliding out of chairs
• Offer the maximum in pressure relief
• Soft, pressure relieving foam
• Two tone surface for repositioning reminder
• Cloth cover can be removed for easy laundering
• Incontinent proof covering
• Wipe clean surface

More Information

• Purpose:
  – Wedges are recommended when you want to lean your resident back in the wheelchair in order to promote better sitting posture and reduce sliding.
  – Patients should be checked regularly and, if necessary, repositioned to assure proper alignment and sitting posture.
• Caution:
  – Skil-Care wedges are not restraints. Wedges are not intended to prevent patients from leaving wheelchairs.
  – The determination as the appropriateness of any SkilCare wedge for a specific patient is the responsibility of the facility and its professional and medical staff.
• Important Safety Instructions:
  – Each Skil-Care wedge cushion has tie cords that secure the wedge to the wheelchair frame.
  – These cords must be secured in order to prevent the wedge from slipping off the wheelchair seat
• Two-Tone Wedges:
  – Wheelchair residents should be periodically repositioned in order to help them maintain proper sitting posture and body alignment.
  – Wedges help caregivers implement and maintain positioning protocols by providing a visual reminder to check and reminder to check and reposition residents.
  – The wedges have two different color seating surfaces black and yellow.
  – By establishing prescribed hours when the black or yellow surfaces should be facing up, nurse supervisors can easily determine if repositioning protocols are being followed.
  Note: 
  – You will have to remove the cloth covers if you want to use the two-color surfaces.
• Cover Care Instructions:
  – Polyester covers may be laundered and dried at temperatures up 180degree.
  – Bleach is not recommended. Vinyl covers may be wiped clean with a damp cloth and mild detergent
  – Do not launder foam. Polyester covers must be removed from wedges before laundering. Do not use bleach.