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belt restraint

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belt restraint,
a device used around the waist to secure a patient on a stretcher or in a chair.


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While having a crashworthy WC19-compliant wheelchair that easily accommodates the proper placement of belt restraints makes providing safe transportation easier and more reliable, especially in higher-speed collisions, it is possible to provide effective wheelchair securement and occupant restraint for the majority of adverse vehicle events when the wheelchair does not comply with WC19.
For example, if the resident could get out of a wheelchair if the lapboard or belt restraint was not in place, then the lapboard or belt restraint meets the definition of a restraint.
By using nonlinear simulation software, IMMI proved its new design concept, combining traditional occupant containment concept as embodied in FMVSS 222 with lap and shoulder belt restraint, before investing in physical prototypes.
 
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