7-2-08 this video was posted when it aires on WBALL NEWS11 in Baltimore.
HD version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8nZEiyqNcs&fmt=18
The news organization knowingly states that the current wheelchair Jacob's using provides absilutely no support for his medical conditions.
The wheelchair he used to own was crushed when some ignorant fools ran him over in it, while Jacob went to his friends house.
The wheelchair he has is medically coded a K0009. This is also called a Daily Use, Sports, or Active wheelchair. Although it also is by many Medical Insurance Companies like AENTA for example as UltraLight and that is ALL they use as the reason why people CAN NOT have access to these. Or have them replaced in times like this for Jacob.
What you see Jacob using in this video is NOT a wheelchair. Sorry.
The K0001 as it is medically coded and it's related K0002, K0003, and K0004 types NEED TO BE REMOVED from the list of manual wheelchairs. They should NEVER be used by people who need full time everyday use of a wheelchair.
The difference is K1 Standard wheelchair weight from 35 to over 70 pounds.
K2 - Lightweight version of the K1 may be 34 to 30 pounds.
K3 - A neavy duty extra wide K1 these though can weigh even more than a K1.
K4 - A Heavt Duty (can be wide or not) leight wieght version of a K1 and K3...
These ALL that I could locate feature nothing that is ERGNOMICALLY correct to the end user. None are made to fit the end users actual medical needs. They are a ONE SIZE fits all type answer to what was a medical need fifty years ago for easy to manufacture wheelchairs.
Imagine using say an old computer from the 1950's to watch this video? You just can't.
Imagine if say you depended on MEDICAL Insurance to allow you access to the PROPER computer to watch this video...
Well unlike watching a video, that is not a risk to your medical health overall...
Sitting for long periods of time causes the blood we have to pool in our lower legs. And, as we know we need to move around, and stand and all of that...
Imagine that nice comfy office chair or your Lazy Boy... If I used either of those for just one week... It would be like you using it for over ten years.
I am talking major forces at work here, that do not make themselves easy to spot.
But, your flat cushions would annoy you... And, you could maybe better understand that sitting fulltime is a job itself...
In Jacob's case or anyone in a fulltime wheelchair we do not get to stand or move or anything with much ease... And, well that can be really bad...
As blood pools in the lower legs the only way it makes it back up to be refreshed is by walking... or being able contract, and relax the leg muscles... That action helps push the blood back up.
Blood will like to clot when it is at rest... No air is needed for this to happen. So, in Jacob's case here that means if one jams in his leg or legs he was lucky. He may now need the leg or legs amputated or cut off to prevent the clots from making to his...
Lungs - Heart - Brain
Where he can end up dead.
What I am trying to do and tell you all here on YouTube THIS IS NOT SOME RANDOM OLD VIDEO!
This was posteed 7-02-08 and removed maybe that same day or soon after...
Jacob for all I know may be dead now.
I want to get this video BACK ON TV on the NATIONAL NEWS AGAIN so at least I know one person with disabilities WAS NOT IGNORED AGAIN!
And, he is safe and living life happy as can be in a PROPER wheelchair. Not the thing he is using in this video...
If this person dies...
I WILL MAKE A VIDEO HOLDING EVERYONE I SHARED THIS WITH ACCOUNTABLE and YouTube as well...
I mean HUMAN LIFE AT SOMEPOINT NEEDS TO BE MORE IMPORTANT than the evolution of dance... or anyt of these silly things I see...
If I find another story like this about ANYONE ANYPLACE in the world... YOU BET I WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER ONE OF THESE.
Spinergy
PS: WBAL and Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. own the copyrights. I maybe be sued or banned for this... WHO CARES.
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