Supply chain issues and a shortage of aluminum due to the pandemic means that Canada, along with much of North America, is experiencing a shortage in crutches, leading some hospitals to ask for donations.
TORONTO -- Every day across Canada, people end up in the emergency department at the hospital with sprains and fractures that can damage their ability to walk.
And about half of patients that would normally be sent home with crutches aren’t receiving them right now. One reason is that there aren’t the right sizes for some younger patients.“The crutches pretty much helped relieve the pressure off for [an] injured foot,” Natividad said. “[If] there's less pressure, then the healing is faster.”
“Unfortunately there's not product available, and we don't know for how long this is going to happen,” Bruno Rzeznikiewiz of Vital Mobility said. “I think it's a very severe situation.” The cost of shipping during the pandemic has also tripled, which means the price will likely jump from $30 for a pair of crutches to close to $100.
Etherington said the idea behind it is that many families have an old pair of crutches they’ve forgotten about that is probably still useable.
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