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Levels of Ambulation
Transfer Belt
Body Structure
Body Mechanics
Back Injuries
100

Some patients are unable to walk and some patients are to weak or dizzy - such patients may use this

What is a wheelchair

100

weakness, dizziness, stumbling, or slipping

What are reasons a patient may fall 

100
musculo skeletal system
What provides the framework for the body
100
Ergonomics
What is the science of designing a job to fit the worker
100
Back injuries
What are major threats to health care workers
200

This is the most assistive level of ambulation training

What is called extensive

200

To patients' affected side and slightly behind patients

What is where health care workers stand while helping a patient ambulate

200
A joint
What is the point at which two or more bones meet
200
Anterior
What is the front view of an adult in good body alignment
200
OSHA
What is an agency that requires a safe work setting
300

This level of ambulation is when patients need to be watched

What is called supervised

300
Elbow, knee, ankle, heel, tailbone, shoulder blade, & back of the head are body parts where?
What are common pressure ulcer sites
300
Base of support
What is the area on which an object rests
300
Push, slide, or pull heavy objects whenever you can rather than lifting them
What is a rule for body mechanics
300
Heavy lifting
What is manually lifting people who cannot move themselves
400

This ambulation training is when the health care worker needs to provide minimal physical assistance

What is called limited

400
Shearing
What happens when a surface moves one way against another surface that offers resistance, causing a dragging effect
400
Muscles
What the human body has more than 500 of
400
What does the abbreviation MSD stand for?
What is Musculo-skeletal disorder
400
According to OSHA these activities are associated with back injuries -name one
What are moving a combative person

transferring a person from bed to chair

bending to make a bed

trying to stop a person from falling

re-positioning a person in bed

weighing a person

500

This type of ambulation is when the health care worker needs to lock the wheels on the wheelchair, adjust the footrests on the chair, and give a patient a walker

This is called setup

500
Immobility, Advanced Age, Fragile, dry skin, Poor nutrition, poor hydration
What are risk factors for pressure ulcer development
500

Bones

What are hard, rigid structures

500
Base of support is
What is the area on which an object rests
500
Pain, limited joint movement, or soft tissue movement
What are MSD's health hazards in the work place