PREVENTING WHEELCHAIR FALLS
ARE EASIER THAN YOU THINK
BE PROACTIVE WITH YOUR WHEELCHAIR SAFETY
The majority of wheelchair falls are preventable and occur simply because the manual wheel locks are either not used correctly, or not used at all, while transferring to and from the chair. This results in the wheelchair rolling away while sitting into or standing from the chair, causing in an unnecessary and preventable fall or injury.
Safer Locks engage even when manual locks are not used, so there is never a need to worry about falls being caused by a rolling wheelchair.
Twenty years of refinement and proven use is why Safer Locks are the standard in wheelchair fall prevention today.
FROM OUR CUSTOMERS
— MD, PT
Ormond Beach, FL
I purchased a Tracer SX5 wheelchair with Safer Locks for my mom from you last year. This product has saved her from multiple fall events! As a physical therapist, I can endorse this product without hesitation. Thank you!!
THE SAFER LOCKS STORY:
A SMALL TOWN DOCTOR ON A MISSION TO PREVENT WHEELCHAIR FALLS
Physician Grady Dugas, the inventor of the automatic wheelchair locking system, saw a crying need for a better wheel lock while treating residents in nursing homes. "Some residents fell repeatedly, often injuring themselves seriously while attempting to get into or out of their wheelchairs. They did not consistently remember to engage the wheelchairs' manual locks. As a result, the wheelchairs would roll away from them as they attempted to stand up or sit down. Often these injuries changed the quality of the rest of residents' lives," said Dr. Dugas.
To help these people, the wheelchair locks had to be automatic.
