Warnings on the quality and safety of elderly walkers

Elderly walking aids are products that assist the elderly with sound upper limb function and lower limb dysfunction to achieve walking function. The main components are aluminum alloy or stainless steel pipe fittings, and the seat surface is leather or canvas. Quality problems or improper use of key components may cause safety accidents such as falls and disability of users.

In response to the quality and safety risks of elderly mobility aids, the State Administration for Market Supervision has recently organized and carried out the quality and safety risk monitoring of elderly mobility aid products, and found that frame-type elderly mobility aid products have Elderly mobility aid products have greater risks in terms of roll stability and fatigue strength, and there are different degrees of safety hazards.

In view of the potential safety hazards of elderly mobility aids, in order to protect the safety of the elderly, the State Administration of Market Supervision reminds consumers to pay attention to the following points when purchasing and using elderly mobility aid products:

First, try to choose a large specialty store with a complete range of sales of elderly products to buy walking aids. Do not buy products without brand models, manufacturers, and certification marks. When purchasing through an online platform, try to choose the official website of the manufacturer or the official flagship store of the online shopping platform for purchase.

The second is to carefully check the appearance of the walker and try it out when purchasing. Inferior walking aids have relatively rough workmanship and large fitting gaps between the connecting parts. They have a strong sense of shaking during trial use and tend to lose stability. During the trial, adjust the parts with adjustment functions in the product and check whether the adjustment parts are smooth.

The third is to choose a suitable elderly walking aid product according to the user's own upper limb strength, lower limb walking function and other physical conditions. Elderly people with severe lower limb dysfunction and poor balance ability, as well as the elderly with unilateral lower limb weakness, lower body or both lower limb muscle strength or poor coordination, are suitable for choosing frame walkers; mild lower limb dysfunction or poor balance ability , But the elderly who have a certain degree of support with both hands and can keep walking continuously are suitable for choosing wheeled walkers.

Fourth, when purchasing, the wheeled walker should be equipped with a brake device. The seated wheeled walker must be equipped with brake brake and parking brake at the same time, and try it when purchasing to check the braking effect.

Fifth, in daily use, check the damage degree of the foot pad and the tightness of the brake wire in time, and replace and repair it in time. When going out to use a lightweight walkers for elderly with a seat, you should choose a flat road to avoid crossing the ditch and causing an unbalanced fall. The parking brake must be closed before sitting down to avoid injury from a fall.