Wisbeach A, Holt K S
Br Med J. 1980 Jul 19;281(6234):199-201. doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6234.199.
Three hundred and seventy-five families replied to a questionnaire about the use of their disabled children's wheelchairs. Many problems were found, such as difficulty in folding the chair and placing it in the car boot and difficulty in using pulbic transport. These families need adequate guidance to anticipate and deal with the problems. Provision of a wheelchair does not solve the mobility problems. The parents are faced with the task of transporting both the disabled child and the wheelchair whenever they want to use their own car or public transport. Ease of folding and lightness are important criteria for wheelchairs carried by cars. Parents need careful guidance about selecting suitable cars and also need to be shown how to lift the chairs without endangering their backs. Such advice should be provided by every wheelchair clinic and assessment and rehabilitation certre.
375个家庭回复了一份关于其残疾儿童轮椅使用情况的调查问卷。发现了许多问题，比如轮椅折叠困难、难以放入汽车后备箱以及使用公共交通工具不便等。这些家庭需要足够的指导来预见并处理这些问题。提供轮椅并不能解决出行问题。每当家长们想要使用自己的汽车或公共交通工具时，他们都面临着既要运送残疾儿童又要搬运轮椅的任务。对于由汽车搭载的轮椅而言，易于折叠和轻便这两个标准很重要。家长们在选择合适的汽车时需要仔细的指导，还需要有人向他们展示如何抬起轮椅而不危及背部。每个轮椅诊所以及评估与康复中心都应提供此类建议。
