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This belt will not be sufficient for persons with more involved positioning needs. Only your health care advisor
can determine the proper positioning products for your situation. If used improperly, lap belts can cause
severe injury or even death. If your health care advisor has instructed you to use lap belts, make sure they
instruct you on the proper usage of such belts, and such professional should supervise your use of such belts to
ensure you can use them safely.
1.
Belts must fit snugly in order to work properly. However, they must not be so snug they interfere with
your breathing. Your health care advisor should be able to slide his or her open hand flat between the
belt and your body.
2.
Make sure you do not slide down in your chair while wearing a belt. If this should happen, you may
suffer chest compression or be suffocated due to pressure from the belt.
3.
Do not use a positioning or seat belt unless you are capable of removing the belts easily in an
emergency. If you cannot do this, consult with your health care advisor for other options to help with
your posture.
4.
There are devices that help to keep you from sliding down in the seat of your wheelchair, such as a
pelvic wedge. Consult with your health care advisor to find out if you need to use such a device in
conjunction with lap belts to mitigate the risks described above.
5.
NEVER use lap belts as a motor vehicle restraint. These types of belts are NOT intended to protect the
wheelchair rider from the forces involved in a vehicle accident, and they may, in fact, cause you to be
injured. PDG requires wheelchair users to ALWAYS transfer to appropriate motor vehicle seating when
traveling in a motor vehicle.
NOTE TO ATTENDANTS/ASSISTANTS
- NEVER use postural support (lap belt) as a patient restraint (a restraint
requires a doctor’s order) or on a wheelchair user who is comatose or agitated.
10.20 Tilt Range
Adjusting the tilt range
The Stellar LEAP has 3 different anterior tilt ranges,
offering up to 30° of anterior tilt.
The 3 options are 20°, 25° or 30° of anterior tilt and
their respective positions are shown in figure 10.40. It
is easily adjusted with one bolt at the end of the gas
strut.
Adjusting the tilt limiter Stellar LEAP only
The Stellar LEAP factory setting standard is set at 20° of
posterior tilt and 25° of anterior tilt. The posterior tilt
can be limited to 0°, 10°, and 20°.
1.
The tilt limiter is located underneath the seat pan on the
upper frame.
2.
Figure 10.40 shows the three (3) different positions, a pull pin can inserted in the frame to select the
desired tilt stop.
Figure 10.41: Anterior tilt range
adjustment