期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：3
页码：532-536
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1235166
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. A wheelchair is a special vehicle designed specifically for people with walking limitations. One of the typesis an active wheelchair. This is a manually propelled wheelchair, the design and structure of which maximise the mobilityof its given user at the expense of accepted instability.Objective. The aim of this study was to identify and present a hierarchy of potential incidents causing a health hazard andreducing the mobility of individuals with ambulatory disability who use active wheelchairs in non-urban settings.Materials and methods. Information about incidents connected with wheelchair use was collected from interviews withdisabled individuals, based on a questionnaire. Recorded data were analysed using the Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA).Results. The results comprise a list of hazards for wheelchair user with ascribed priority numbers metrising their significance.Conclusions. An ordered list of hazards connected with wheelchair operation situations is useful when designing activewheelchairs and when learning the technique of wheelchair riding.
