Tailor-style seated position Illustration: Lars ‘Geson’ Andersson
User transfers to toilet chair. He positions the wheelchair at a 90 degree angle in front of the toilet, about 50-60 cm from the toilet and places both feet on the wheelchair. He places his feet together and thighs outwards so that he sits in a “tailor style” position. Then he places the mirror on his feet so he can see the anal opening. He inserts the catheter or the adapted microlax syringe, depending on which method he uses.
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Another person with C5-6 quadriplegia
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