title: An experience on wheelchair bank management.
abstract: In this article, we described the wheelchair bank program at a local hospital and our experiences in managing the service over the past 10 years from 1996 to 2005. This article also reported statistical information related to the acquisitions of wheelchairs and adaptive components, including body support and pressure relief systems. The cost benefit of recycling seating and mobility equipments for use by children with neuromuscular diseases was revealed. With the reference of the reported data, the demands on specific types of wheelchairs and adaptive parts were disclosed to facilitate budget planning of similar services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Liu Shui, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. ajax@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Hongyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Eric W C
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Jack C Y
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution