Keep on track with Compact 2 Track

Here’s our new Compact 2 Track – a carry and tracked chair in one, which enhances patient security and reduces the burden of manual handling for users.
The chair has an attachable track for moving patients downstairs meaning emergency services no longer need to have two different chairs (carry chair and track chair), helping to reduce equipment costs and the overall weight of their vehicle whilst increasing storage space.
The track feature enables patients to be transported downstairs safely, eliminating the risk of manual handling injuries to the user caused by carrying downstairs. In addition, the chair’s height-adjustable rear handle has also been designed with users’ health and safety in mind; it reduces stooping and improves posture and ease of moving the chair up and down vehicle ramps.
The attachable track makes the Compact 2 Track easy to store, folding neatly in half and allowing it to be stored in the smallest of areas saving on storage space.
Several organisations have now deployed the new Compact 2 Track including the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and others involved in emergency medical services.
MD  Jon Ellis said: “The new Compact 2 Track chair has proved popular with medical and emergency professionals and the feedback has been very positive with regards to its ergonomic attributes.“
The foot bar on the Compact 2 allows patients to sit in a comfortable position during transfer and the one-piece seat and back panel provides support to the lower back. Made in wipe clean, vinyl-coated, flame-retardant nylon, the panel may be removed for cleaning or replacement.
Standard features include:

• Height-adjustable rear handle - to accommodate operators of different stature
• Reduces stooping, thereby reducing risk of manual handling injuries
• Improves transportation over rough ground
• Improves posture and ease of moving chair up and down vehicle ramps
• Simple attachment of track - transforms chair into a tracked chair for downstairs transfers
• Attachable track - minimises weight of equipment that needs to be carried
• Single chair fulfilling multiple uses, no longer require a carry chair and track chair