{"id":32436,"date":"2025-06-27T10:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/?p=32436"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:51:32","slug":"how-to-safely-transport-a-wheelchair-user-in-a-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/th\/en\/how-to-safely-transport-a-wheelchair-user-in-a-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Safely Transport a Wheelchair User in a Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to using a wheelchair as a seat in a motor vehicle, the wheelchair needs to fulfill 2 main standards. These safety standards are there not only to protect the wheelchair user but also those who are also in the motor vehicle. Whether in the USA or internationally, if the wheelchair is intended to be used as a seat in a motor vehicle, it must have passed the WC19 or ISO 7176-19 test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Wheelchairs<\/td>\nWC19<\/strong>: Wheelchairs used as seats in motor vehicles<\/td>\nISO 7176-19<\/strong>: Wheeled mobility devices for use as seats in motor vehicles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wheelchair Seating Systems<\/td>\nWC20<\/strong>: Wheelchair seating systems for use in motor vehicles<\/td>\nISO 16840-4<\/strong>: Seating systems for use in motor vehicles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Wheelchair Tiedown Occupant Restraint System (WTORS)<\/h2>\n

The WTORS is made up of two parts. First is the\u00a0four point strap tiedown that secures the wheelchair\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0secondly is the belt system used to restrain the user in the chair\u00a0<\/b>in the event of a crash. These 2 systems ensure that the wheelchair does not move in the vehicle during transportation and also protects the user from being thrown out of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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Wheelchair Tiedown<\/h2>\n

The four point tiedown straps are what anchors the wheelchair onto the floor of the motor vehicle so that the wheelchair doesn\u2019t move during an accident. In the USA, a wheelchair that can be safely transported in a motor vehicle will have a WC19 or WC20 logo on the wheelchair frame:<\/p>\n

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Wheelchairs that have achieved this certification will have stickers on the wheelchair indicating the 4 points where the wheelchair should be tied downs securely:<\/p>\n

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