Sorry to hear that.
I very nearly tipped over once. We use a barrier free lift with a sleighing to transfer me to the wheelchair, and (unfortunately) I said on that when I’m up in the chair. One time I was going full speed downhill and the strap from the sling got caught in one of the drive wheels. It stopped that we’ll immediately, and spun me around quickly, but somehow I did not tip over. These days I’m very careful to be sure that the straps from my sling are securely rolled up. Another day, I was riding home and noticed that one of my feet and slid off the foot rest and was dragging on the ground. I asked my wheelchair salesperson about it, and he said, “oh yes, I know another fellow that happened to, and it flipped him over and broke his leg in three places.” I wondered, why didn’t you tell me about this? I guess because he can’t make money selling inexpensive straps. Now, I have an adjustable (and unfortunately, unpadded) strap which my aides fasten around my ankles and the back of the foot rest of my wheelchair, keeping my feet on the foot rests. Take care, Dave From: Greg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 2:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Tipped Over, Ouch Bad Day for me yesterday. First I get stuck on a packed gravel trail I’ve used for years. No one around, so I called home. My helper comes out and gets me unstuck. I take off again and in the rear view mirror, my helper sees me spin and flip over. 1st time in 36 years I've ever when completely over… I think I hit a rut in middle of a main street, it spun me around and me and my chair go down. Broke my shoulder. Clavicle. Luckily its still lined up, so as long as it heals strait, no surgery. It took 5 guys to stop and tip me back up. I never had such pain. As I’m laying there thinking “I hope someone stops to help soon.” I'm saying out loud “Ohhhh Fuc* Me” Spent the afternoon in the hospital getting x-rays, ribs, neck, arms, wrist. Only issue is shoulder. Greg --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
