Wheelchairs & Walkers
This is the first safety measure you should check when using a wheelchair
Brakes are locked
The term for putting on PPE
Donning
High cholesterol
Hyperlipidemia
Recent onset, just happened
Acute
BP
Blood pressure
On what side should patients start walking with a walker?
The weaker leg
The term for taking off PPE
Doffing
Adult-onset insulin disorder
Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Ongoing disease or disorder
Chronic
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Patients' feet should always rest on these when the wheelchair is moving.
Pedals/footrests
To prevent contamination from potential bloodborne pathogens and infectious agents.
Osteoporosis
Brittle, porous bones that have been depleted of minerals
Suffix that means body part inflammation
-Itis
PX
Pneumonia
This is when you need to go backwards with your patient in a wheelchair.
Going down a ramp or a curb
These are the three most common PP items you will encounter.
Gowns, gloves, & respirators/masks
Damage to or scarring of the liver
Cirrhosis
Term for cancer that has spread
Metastasis
OSA
Obstructive sleep apnea
The technique patients should use with a walker
Push the walker ahead, then step toward it.
This is who bears responsibility for providing PPE.
Employer/Host facility
Heart attack
Myocardial infarct
A surgically-created hole
-Ostomy
ORIF
Open reduction, internal fixation