BED RAIL PADDING
--- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To prevent an individual who has Huntington’s disease from injuring herself on the rails of her hospital bed. Made of wood, the rails posed a danger to the individual as she thrashes in her sleep and because she got her arms and legs trapped between the rails. The rails were removed and covered with two layers of foam rubber tubing. The rails were then covered with velour fabric by sliding the rails into pockets on the fabric panels. The rails were then reattached to the bed and the bottom of each panel was secured to the bed base by screwing steel self-tapping screws through a wide hem added to the panels for that purpose. DIMENSIONS: The screws were 25 x 3 millimeters. TITLE: Bed Rail Padding. JOURNAL: TAD Journal. REF: Volume 25, Number 1, Autumn 2005. PAGES: 20. Number of pages: 2 (including cover).
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This product record was updated on September 22, 2006.
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Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD)
TADNSW is a charity organisation that has the authority to fundraise. TAD uses volunteers dedicated to the design, construction and provision of aids for people with disabilities. Members of TAD provide a resource pool comprising a range of design, engineering, rehabilitation, computer, therapy and other professional and technical skills. Aids custom-designed by TAD volunteers are described in the TAD Journal.Locked Bag 2008
Wentworthville, New South Wales 2145
Australia
Telephone: 011-61-2-9912-3400.
Fax: 011-61-2-9890-1911.
Web: http://www.tadnsw.org.au.
Email: tad@tadnsw.org.au.
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