Ormesa Bug Positioning Manual
Postural support buggy
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- Use and maintenance handbook (108 pages) ,
- Use and maintenance handbook (104 pages)
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- Page 1 Positioning Guidance for Ormesa Bug Postural Support Buggy...
- Page 2 This document has been produced by Westmarc wheelchair service to assist you and all the people working with your child to help position your child as well as possible in the Bug Buggy they have been provided with. Before reading this document please refer to the use and main-...
- Page 3 Before positioning your child in the buggy seat 1. Open lap strap and both top Chest harness clips and 1 bottom chest harness clips Lap strap 2. Make sure recline is upright by using red lever. Recline lever Note: This should always be in the upright position with a hip angle of 90 degrees of flexion, unless...
- Page 4 Positioning your child in the buggy seat • Lift your child with one arm under upper thighs and one arm supporting their back. • Place your child’s bottom as far back in seat as possible and then hold their pelvis in position. Their pelvis should be symmetrical and supported.
- Page 5 How to check for good positioning in the buggy seat? Check your child is right back in the seat the space behind their Space knees should be minimal. If this behind is a large space try the following; knees Check the backrest recline is fully upright.
- Page 6 Pictures show a child positioned with full tilt and no recline. You can see that the child has not slid down and forwards in the seat and their body is symmetrical and supported. You may choose to bring your child more upright using the green tilt lever once they have been initially positioned in the chair to be in a more functional position.
- Page 7 We hope this information will assist you and all the people involved in your child’s care in good positioning of your child in their buggy seat and welcome any feedback on how useful this document has been. For further information on buggy use we recommend you refer to the buggy user manual especially, but not limited to the following sections;...
- Page 8 Review Date: April 2023 • 320797 v1.0...
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