Devices
the device a patient sits in and you push
What is wheelchair
What part of the body should the cane line up with to be used correctly?
How do you use a wheelchair on the stairs?
What is never do this!
True or false, your crutches should be 4 fingers width from your armpit?
What is False, 2-3"
What do you do if a person is unable to move out their wheelchair during an exam
What is do the exam in the wheelchair
What degrees should your elbows be bent to when using a walker?
20-30 degrees
How many places are there to adjust height on a crutch?
What is two
How do you use the cane down the stairs?
What is step down with your bad leg and cane at the same time first and then you step with the good leg
True or false, a three point gait is when you move both crutches and the injured leg together and then move the non-injured leg?
What is true
What is one thing you must always do before moving your patient out or into a wheelchair?
What is lock it
If you were to break your leg, which assistive device would be the best?
What is crutches or wheelchair
Why can’t the crutches rest in your armpit?
What is to prevent nerve damage
When going up the stairs, which leg steps first?
What is good leg
True or False: When assisting a patient out of the wheel your back should be to them?
What is false
What leg should your cane follow while you’re walking?
What is the injured leg
A long strip of nylon that is strapped around the patient's waist to transport them.
What is Gait Belt
How do you remove the legs on a wheelchair?
What is pull the latch to open it from the side and lift up the leg to remove it
What should you hold with your free hand when foing up or down the stairs?
What is a railing
True or False: The legs of a wheelchair can be removed at any time?
What is true
Describe a three-point gait.
Move right crutch then left foot then left crutch then right foot.
choose a steady and comfortable handl
What is cane
How would you tighten a gait belt?
What is put it through the 2 metal loops and then go back through one
Is there a limit to how many stairs you can do with a cane?
What is no
True or false: The swing-to gait is when you swing both legs forward and past crutches.
What is false
What is the name of the technique used most often when assisting a patient out of bed into a wheelchair?
What is the pivot method