Skil-Care Lap Top Cushion For Full-Arm Wheelchairs

Description

Skil-Care Lap Top Cushion For Full-Arm Wheelchairs is intended to serve as a reminder for residents to ask for assistance before leaving the wheelchair. Lap top cushion also helps the forward-leaning resident maintain an upright sitting posture by providing a support foundation for his/her arms or elbows. Also, these cushions provide a convenient surface for the resident to place personal items or rest their hands while holding a reading material.

Features

• Skil-Care Lap Top Cushion For Full-Arm Wheelchairs provides wheelchair positioning control and safety, with a minimal restrictive laptop cushion
• Lap top cushion with cutouts may be used to control sliding
• Polyfoam padded
• Covered in durable, wipe-clean nylon
• Safely keeps resident in wheelchair
• Fits 16″-18″ wheelchair

More Information

• Application:
  – Lock wheelchair brakes and rotate footrests to the side of the wheelchair
  – Assist resident into the wheelchair and seat him/her as far back on the seat as possible
  – Position the footrests to the front of the chair and place the residents feet on them
  – Full-Arm Lap Top With Cutouts: Slide Lap Cushion under the armrest support bar and position the cutouts
  – Full-Arm Lap Top Without Cutouts: Slide Lap Top Cushion under the armrest support bars making certain the straight side faces away from the resident and the contoured side is positioned at the resident waist
  – If the resident is unable to remove the Lap Top Cushion and ambulate on his/her own, the resident should be released at least every two hours for exercise, toileting, and repositioning
• Cleaning:
  – Lap Top Cushions may be cleaned with a spray-type cleanser and a damp cloth or sponge
  – A mild disinfectant may be used if necessary
  – Do not launder cover
• Important:
  – Lap Top Cushion generally will not be considered a physical restraint if the resident can demonstrate that he/she can remove it at all times
  – Lap Cushion is considered to be a restraint for the resident who cannot remove it
  – Lap Top Cushions are intended only as aids for resident positioning and safety
  – They are not substitutes for proper supervision
  – Residents should be checked frequently and the lap top cushion readjusted if necessary