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HEMI WHEELCHAIR [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Hospital Furniture
DEF

A chair with a low seat-to-floor height that allows for foot propulsion of the wheelchair.

CONT

Hemi-wheelchair with adjustable height, detachable arms. The wheelchair has a lower seat than the standard wheelchair to allow the patient to propel with the foot. It is used by patients who cannot propel a standard height wheelchair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
CONT

Les fauteuils 708 hémi 2 gauche et droite et 750 hémi 2 gauche et droite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Hospital Furniture
CONT

Specialty chairs meet specific needs of the user. In some cases, these needs are met by special modifications to a basic chair, for example, some wheelchair models offer the option of specially modified wheel/axle drives to allow an amputee or person with paralysis on one side to propel a wheelchair with one hand, while others offer an optional hemi frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
OBS

Spéciaux : dans cette rubrique [...] ont été surtout recensés les matériels dits «tout terrain» ou permettant l'accès aux plages ou dans l'eau.

Spanish

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