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The Vicair Academy and Liberty range of pressure-reducing seating
1Wrexham Maelor Hospital, North Wales.
Abstract:
Many patients can be sitting in a chair for between 3 and 14 hours each day, consequently the type of cushion they are sitting on is of the utmost importance. These patients are often at high risk of developing pressure sores--possibly more so than bed-bound patients. Vicair, whose UK distributor is Gerald Simonds Healthcare, has developed two types of pressure-reducing cushions: the Vicair Academy and Liberty Fluid-Air. These cushions offer pressure reduction in a system that is user-friendly and particularly lightweight. This product focus highlights the problems associated with seating and explains how the Vicair range of cushions attempts to address them.
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