ABOUT THIS PRODUCT
The Slide Board – Wheelchair Cut Out is a plastic slide board used for transferring to and from a wheelchair to a car, chair, bed, commode, etc. It is made from a self-lubricating plastic, which stays slippery but can mark easily. Although it marks easily, the benefit of the slipperiness makes it ideal for slide board transfers. The cut-out is placed around the wheelchair wheel so the board covers more of the seat of the wheelchair.
Although some people use wooden slide boards with success, the plastic we use has the following benefits over wooden slide boards:
- Plastic is not affected by humidity
- Plastic is not affected by water/rain/drink spills
- Plastic keeps its shape, whereas wooden slide boards can splinter at the edges
- Wooden slide boards can snap without warning
- The poly plastic material is very strong, and even under extreme weight testing, it bends but does not snap or break
WHO SHOULD USE THIS PRODUCT?
The Slide Board – Wheelchair Cut Out is suitable for any wheelchair user who can safely transfer using a slide board, either independently or with support.
HOW TO USE THIS PRODUCT
Slide as much of the board under the person’s bottom as possible. Ensure the slide board is well supported on both sides with as little an unsupported gap as possible before transferring. Never have a gap of more than one third the width of the board.
PRODUCT MATERIALS
Poly-plastic.
