Hoggi BINGO Evolution - Using Your Rehab Pushchair for Bus Transport

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1)Iftheuserndsitselfintherehabpushchair,therehabpushchairhastobepositionedforwardandhastobexed
withthefasteningandsafetybeltsaccordingtotheinstructionforuseoftherestraintsystemmanufacturer
(fasteningbeltsreferredtoWTORSneedtofulltherequirementsofISO10542orSAEJ2249).
2)Thewheelchairhasnotbeentestedfortransportationinanotherposition.
Thetransportationinalateraldirectedpositionforinstanceisnotallowedatall.
3)Dependingonthesizeofthepushchairthemaneuverabilitycanbeimpaired,
sothattheturningofthepushchairisnotoronlypartiallypossible,toposition
thestrollerforwardinthedirectionoftravel.
4)ThepushchairhastobexedwitharestraintsystemreferredtoISO10542
orSAEJ2249withxedbeltsinthefrontandadjustablebeltsintheback.
Usuallythisconcernssnaphooks/s-shapedhooksaswellasplugclosures.
Therestraintsystemsusuallyconsistof4singlebelts,whichhavetobeattachedtothe4edgesofthepushchair.
Theattachmentpointsofthepushchairrestraintsystemsaremarkedwiththeinternationalhooksymbol.
5)Therehabpushchairmayalsobesupplementedfortransportwithotherpositioningandxationsystems.
However,thesearenotasubstituteforpassengerandrehabpushchairrestraintsystemsandmaylimituser
comfort.
Theaccommodationofvehicle-anchoredstrapsbytherehabstrolleraccordingtothetestmethodsof
ISO7176-19AnnexDwasratedas„poor“.
Pleasenotethatimproperuseofarehab
pushchairinawheeledambulancecanbe
dangerousbeyondtypicaluse.Failuretofollow
thisadvicewillresultinseriousinjuryordeath.
Werecommendthat,whereverandwheneverpossibleuserstransfertotheseatsinstalledinthe
motorvehicleandusethecorrespondingvehiclerestraintsystems,becausethisistheonlyway
toensureoptimumprotectionofthepassengersincaseofanaccident.YourBINGOEvolution
rehabpushchairwassuccessfullytestedinaccordancewithANSI/RESNAWC/19andISO
7176/19(CrashTest).Itis,however,possibletouseyourBINGOrehabpushchairasaseatina
motorvehicle,ifour“TiedownKit”(article3231-7300)aswellasappropriaterestraintsystemsare
used.YourBINGOEvolutionisadmittedforuseasaseatinamotorvehicleyet.
Therehabpushchairmayonlybeusedforwardinthedirectionoftravel.
7.2.1 Common information
•Checkthatyourrehabpushchairissuitableforacrashtest.
•Checkthatthevehicleisequippedandcompatiblefortransportingyourrehabpushchair.
•Thereshouldalsobeenoughspaceforsafetransport.
•Ensureanuprightsittingpositionduringtransport.
7.2UsingBINGOEvolutionforbustransport
accordingtoISO7176-19andANSI/RESNAWC-4
7.2.2Securingtherehabpushchairduringbustransport
Therehabpushchairwasdynamicallytestedinthedirectionoftravelwhilethedummywas
attachedwithlapbeltandshoulderstrap.