I had no clue there was a limited life expectancy on the Roho cushion. I went
through an appointment in October and they were amazed that I am still sitting
on the same one I was given when I initially rehabbed 11 1/2 years ago.
However, they did not see any problem with me keeping the same
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I had no clue there was a limited life expectancy on the Roho cushion. I went
through an appointment in October
The ultimate test, get your aid to sit test it before you get into it. Their
butts feel when it is deflated.
john
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Hi Dana,
I couldn't find the post about a device to tell if your cushion's air is
leaking, but if you go to this Site it will show you how to check your ROHO
cushion to be sure you have the correct amount of air in it for proper setting.
Hi Dana,
This is from the ROHO web site. If you have a high speed connection there is
a video with visual instructions. Just
http://www.therohogroup.com/medical/properadjust.jsp
Proper adjustment or verification of the air pressure can only be done while
the user is sitting
Dave,
Thank you so much for that information. I have a RoH0 cushion and there's
always a mystery as to how much air should be in. Thanks, Naomi
Dana, is the item you had mentioned to check the Roho a mapping device? In the
seating clinic at the rehabilitation Institute of Chicago they have a mapping
pad. A person sits on the device and the computer gives you a readout of where
the most and least pressure is.
It's not foolproof.
My
In a message dated 1/18/2007 8:29:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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Dana, is the item you had mentioned to check the Roho a mapping device? In
the seating clinic at the rehabilitation Institute of Chicago they have a
mapping pad. A person sits on the device and
Wheelchair,
I was mapped a couple years ago and this one had really good mapping. It's
such a problem when the air goes out and you don't know it. You would think
we could tell that I have not been able to. I usually look in a full-length
mirror and that helps me see if I am positioned
That is the kind you do buy she would have to have on a air mattress. That
is why I have stayed on my water bed. My generator has to be to hooked up as
it was not that expensive, $600. I don't know if there is a way to you can
hook mine up that way.
Thank you.
Dana
Dave, I have an Ortho Elite air diffuse mattress. It is made by Sunrise
Medical or a company affiliated with sunrise medical. It has worked
wonderfully. It has started making a whistling sound every so often and
someone suggested putting lambs will over it.
The only maintenance that it
Hi Sandy,
Thanks. I though it would make more sense to go thinner between me and the
mattress, but thanks for confirming this for me.
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post
Texas, USA
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But be careful about putting too much
Hi Wheels,
There is a big difference between private homes and nursing homes, but if
it's a health care worker is responsible for the person living in either of
them, it is very important to make sure there is a set emergency plan in place,
and the health care workers all know how it
In my home, all my essential medical equipment is plugged into an outlet
that is backed up by the generator. So when the power goes out no one is
frantically looking for the right outlet. Everything automatically comes on
via
the generator. Makes more sense to me.
Sandy
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There is a big difference between private homes and nursing homes, but if
it's a health care worker is responsible for the person living in either of
them, it is very important to make sure there
Hi Dan,
This is exactly the kind of info I need. Thanks for the help.
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post
Texas, USA
Dan Tessiatore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dave, I have an Ortho Elite air diffuse mattress. It is made by Sunrise
Medical or a company
Hi Sandy,
That sounds like a sound plan to me!
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post
Texas, USA
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In my home, all my essential medical equipment is plugged into an outlet
that is backed up by the generator. So when the power
I did not know that grants were available anywhere for making your house
accessible? Is this just something in Florida? who offers these grants? It
sure would be great if they did is everywhere..
Dana
What is the cost? That one looks very careful.
Dana
3625.00 generator
2418.20 installation
Eric W Rudd
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probably run
longer if I wouldn't move the bed so often.
john
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The Generac generator costs about $4500 installed. It automatically starts its
self and rooms for about 10 minutes to maintain the battery. Dan
B. Kimberlin (Quadius) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Jim for the
information. How much did this particular device costs. Without giving away
If you choose to add a natural gas generator to your list, make sure that it
is secured to a concrete platform.
When you consider that a replacement would cost another $5 grand to replace,
its a major investment and something you don't want stolen in the middle of
your night. It happens.
But be careful about putting too much between you and the mattress, it
defeats the benefits of the mattress.
Sandy
Are those electric sockets or wall sockets serviced by that generator marked
for emergency? Nursing homes are required to use red covers on those
receptacles for emergency power. This way, in the event of an emergency,
everyone
will know where the source plugs are.
W
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There are many types of generators. When we invested in one about 3 years
ago, we decided to provide backup power not just for my essential medical
equipment but for most of the house. It has a direct feed into our gas line and
automatically turns on during an electricity power outage
I don't live in a nursing home. There are no such requirements in a private
home. Of course you can mark your outlets as emergency if you are anally
inclined. Our generator powers the refrigerator, freezer, microwave, numerous
outlets, in addition to my ventilator, suction machine, and
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What brand is your mattress? I managed to get a Masonair for a little over
$150 on eBay. So far so good, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Quadius
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My previous entry was about household backup generators, I didn't click on the
link. This sounds very promising. Thanks Jim
Quadius
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went up a bit since I got it, it's $417.38 with shipping
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That's true, but my skin has been much better since I switched to the low air
loss mattress from a rotational overlay. My family tells me it's very seldom
ever red at all and usually this is only caused by the sheepskin itself. I am
very fair skinned and turn red very easily.
Quadius
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Thanks Jim for the information. How much did this particular device costs.
Without giving away too many details, I have a sizable grant which I have not
used and it must be used on items to make my house more accessible
I have a roho mattress, works great. No need for power.
Bobbie
Thanks Jim for the information. How much did this particular device costs.
Without giving away too many details, I have a sizable grant which I have not
used and it must be used on items to make my house more accessible. Since my
house is already accessible the only things I can think of are
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Thanks Jim for the information. How much did this particular device costs.
Without giving away too many details, I have a sizable grant which I have
not used and it must be used on items to make my house more accessible.
Since my house
LOL. Our first unit was the Butler In A Box. Originally programmed with
a subservant personality, we reprogrammed the unit to a Know It All
Teenager called Booger. Booger, was lazy and always demanded that you repeat
everything, or just like to play dumb. It could do almost anything
I got it at costco, looks like the price went up a bit since I got
it, it's $417.38 with shipping
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At 12:25 PM 1/14/2007, B. Kimberlin \(Quadius\) wrote:
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do you also sit on a Roho? How's that working for you? Dan
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Bobbie
Dan,
I use the Quartet as my ECU. My understanding that is quite pricey and since
mine is well over 11 years old now, I really have no clue as to how much they
cost. Here is the website.
http://www.qtiusa.com/product_description.asp?ProdID=4
I definitely agree with wheelchair that you need to
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Here is a link to it: http://www.tashinc.com/catalog/env_sicare.html
Its certainly not cheap, but its a great product! The Sicare operates my
front door, camera, and intercom. In my bedroom it operates my TV, stereo, CD
player (books
I wonder if the XPower PowerSource 1800 would work for you? It
doesn't have the surge protectors that most UPS systems have. I got
one so we could operate my bed, suction machine and humidifier during
a power outage.
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/218/p/1/pt/30/product.asp
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We just purchased a at Generac generator. It is wired in to our electric
system and when the power cuts out the generator starts up. Although we
initially had trouble with the system It turns out that a clamp was installed
incorrectly by the manufacturer.
Jim Lubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Make sure that you have an automatic cut-off/lock-out switch, so that you
are not sending volts back into the electric company's power line. That is
how
repair people are injured while trying to restore your normal power. Is
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Make sure that you have an automatic cut-off/lock-out switch, so that you
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Steve,
I spend most of my day at my computer, and since I can already access
the computer, I look for ways to control things from the computer.
Using the usb-uirt ir blaster ($50) and an open source program called
EventGhost I can operate my digital cable receiver.
I started to detail how I
it!
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I'm also wondering how the 2nd version differs from the 1st. I have
What is the price? Do you know any web sites that tell about this? What
kinds of things does this device do for you? How long have you had the units?
Longevity of unit?
Thank you,
Dana
ECU may start at $2500 and go up to $5500 depending on its complex
arrangement. You got to remember that most of the equipment was designed for
the lazy
TAB market and kind of migrated into the DAB market, with modifications.
This is the reason you want to make sure that a produce like
://www.murgallery.com/
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What is the price? Do you know any web sites that tell about this? What
kinds of things does this device do
Thanks Mike,
I was surprised to see that TASH has an office in the United States. Back
when I ordered an interface cable that went between a wheelchair joystick, and
a computer, TASH, was the only company making such interface, but was
located in Canada. At that time the interface
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Here is a link to it: http://www.tashinc.com/catalog/env_sicare.html
It's certainly not cheap, but it's a great product! The Sicare operates my
front door, camera, and intercom. In my bedroom it operates my TV, stereo,
CD
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Mike...
Will your SiCare allow you to operate your cable TV box and/or TV,
specifically, can you access 3 digit channels directly?
I still have and use the SiCare Lite 1 and it continues
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Here is a link to it: http://www.tashinc.com/catalog/env_sicare.html
Its certainly not cheap, but its a great product! The Sicare operates my
front door, camera, and intercom. In my bedroom it operates my TV
I am a quad and thinking about purchasing an environmental control unit. Has
anybody researched this topic or had good or bad experiences with these type of
units?
ECU, can be a very valuable piece of equipment when pretested and evaluated
for use before buying.
Many of the major rehab hospitals has centers to test this kind of equipment
before buying.
For example, the Brown Center at the Rehab Institute of Chicago has this
equipment for testing.
I
Tom,
You can try your local hospitals or rehab centers and maybe even nursing
homes to find out if they have a similar system that is being used.
Possibly contacting the manufacture to see if somebody had purchased one in your
area. Also, Val that is on the Quad List has a HAL system
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Tom,
You can try your local hospitals or rehab centers and maybe even nursing
homes to find out if they have a similar system that is being used.
Possibly contacting the manufacture to see if somebody had purchased one in
your area. Also
Tom,
I used an electronic control unit while in rehab. I do not
knowthe make,but it worked fine just as long as you were in the same
position with the microphone as you trained the unit. If you were not in
the same position it was very frustrating to use. Example: if trained
while sitting
Hi List,
Do any of you have any success and/or horror stories to report concerning
voice-activated environmental control units, such is the Sicare Pilot (from
Tash), the Nemo (from Proteor), or the Simplicity (from Quartet
Technologies)?
I would love to see end-user reviews of these products,
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