“The organization claims that the loaner chair provided by the airline did not properly support Figueroa’s body or properly distribute her weight.
This caused her to develop a skin ulcer, which became infected, and Figueroa experienced gastrointestinal issues that made it difficult to eat, Hand in Hand said.”
Skin ulcers can be deadly to those who are confined to wheelchairs or beds. People in wheelchairs have to constantly be checked for skin ulcers, especially since the off the shelf, one size fits all chairs fit no one very well.
Patients confined to beds have to be turned and repositioned several times a day to avoid the ulcers.
Then why did she use it?