Hi, my name is Jerry Allred, and today I am going to demonstrate
how to clean adaptive equipment during this COVID-19 Pandemic.
If you are around other people, please remember to wear a mask.
I am going to show you the types of cleaning products you can use,
and the various surfaces that will need to clean
each time after someone uses that piece of adaptive equipment.
Today, I will demonstrate this on a hand cycle and a sports chair.
Sports chairs are designed to specifically enhance sports performance.
There are different sports chairs for
wheelchair basketball, rugby, tennis, power soccer, and more.
I will be cleaning the metal surfaces and frames,
the rubber of the tires,
and the upholstery of the seat mesh and cushions.
This can be done in any order, but today I will start with the metal surfaces.
First, I’m going to put on a pair of gloves to protect my hands from the cleaning product,
next I have a few gloves for cleaning the frame:
I can spray the cleaning product directly onto the metal surface,
wait 30 seconds,
and then wipe it down with a clean paper tower or,
I can spray the product on a paper towel and then focus on specific metal surfaced areas.
Make sure you do not forget your handlebars, push rims and foot pedals!
You can follow this same cleaning protocol on a power chair, rugby chair,
and any other metal equipment.
When working specifically with power chairs, Quantum and Pride Mobility Products
recommend keeping the electronics as dry as possible.
You can do this by lightly spraying the product onto the equipment,
or using a cleaning wipe.
Today, I am going to use a product called Virex.
We use this product here at Lakeshore Foundation to clean our equipment.
Virex is one of many cleaning products on the EPA approved list to kill human coronavirus.
You can find other approved cleaning products on the EPA and CDC website.
I am now going to take a cleaning wipe to wipe down my tires.
Make sure to wipe around the whole tire.
The tires come in contact with a lot of surfaces throughout the day,
so make sure to wash them thoroughly.
Now for the upholstery and cushions.
There are a couple different ways you can clean your upholstery and cushions.
I am using Virex to spray down this upholstery.
You can also wash it on a warm gentle cycle with sent free detergent
or use a cleaning wipe.
Keep in mind that upholstery takes longer to dry,
so do not over saturate when cleaning.
In addition to chairs and cycles,
there are a few more pieces of adapted equipment we need to review before wrapping up.
Here we have bike helmets,
active hands/quad grip, ace bandages, leather sports bars, and core straps.
For bike helmets, TREK has recommended using a three-step wash system:
Dunk the helmet into a warm bucket of water,
then into a bucket of dawn dish soap,
then into a clean bucket of warm water.
Active hands, quad grips, ace bandages, and core straps
can be washed on a delicate cycle with warm water
and then left out to air dry.
If you want to forego the washing machine,
you can use the same cleaning protocol as for the upholstery and cushions.
Lastly, sports balls.
According to Wilson, you can use a cleaning wipe
or BTC2125M 10% solution
to clean your basketballs, power soccer balls, volleyballs, etc.
These products may dry out the leather,
so you can use a leather conditioner as a secondary step if you would like to.
If these products leave a residue,
then you can get rid of the residue by using soap and warm water.
Thanks for joining us today!
I hope you find this information helpful as school, and sports starts to pick back up.
If you have any further questions please feel free to reach out to us
at Lakeshore’s Rec & Athletics
or NCHPAD, the National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability.