Bed with a mattress whose upper surface is perforated with thousands of holes through which air is forced under pressure, so that the patient is supported on a cushion of air.
What is Air Bed
Wool Fleece BedPad Provides Pressure Sore Prevention
What is Fleece Pad
Group of professionals all working collaboratively toward a common goal. Health professionals working together to treat a patient's injury or condition, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment outcomes.
What is IDT Interdisciplinary Team
Artificial body part
What is Prothesis
What is Heel/ Elbow Protector -treat and help prevent dermal ulcers on heels, elbows, and knees.
Move place to place, related to, or adapted to walking
What is Ambulation
One-sided muscle paralysis or weakness
What is Hemi-plegia
What is Bed Cradle
What is the Purpose?
helps with air circulation, sensitive skin and keeping skin dry, especially if the patient is lying in bed for long periods of time.
Loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles. Can be complete or partial and one or both sides of your body.
What is Paralysis
An outside force causes movement of a joint and is usually the maximum range of motion that a joint can move. Performed when the patient is unable or not permitted to move the body part.
What is Passive Range of Motion PROM
Holds a broken bone (fracture) in place and prevents the area around it from moving as it heals.
What is a Cast
Turning inward
What is Inversion
Inflammation of a vein
What is Phlebitis
Swelling (inflammation) of a vein.
What is Thrombophlebitis
1. Lying down
2. bed sore, the consequence of lying or sitting in one position too long.
What is Decubitus
What is Decubitus Ulcer/Pressure Sore
One affected with partial or complete paralysis of both the arms and legs especially as a result of spinal cord injury or disease in the region of the neck.
What is Quadriplegia
What is Paraplegia
Any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions).
What is Disability
A patient is able to move their injured body part, but may require some help to move to ensure further injury or damage does not occur.
What is Active Assist Range of Motion AAROM
What is Egg Crate Mattress-provides additional support on the spine, hips and shoulders when lying down
Extent or limit to which a part of the body can be moved around a joint or a fixed point
What is ROM Range of Motion
A foam mattress with a gellike pad located in its center, designed to protect bony prominences and distribute pressure evenly against the skin's surface.
What is a Flotation Pad
Pt. able to perform ROM, that can be achieved when opposing muscles contract and relax, resulting in joint movement.
What is Active Range of Motion
Puts pieces of a broken bone into place using surgery. Screws, plates, sutures, or rods are used to hold the broken bone together.
What is ORIF Open Reduction Internal Fixation
What is Pressure Ulcers
Injury that breaks down the skin and underlying tissue. They are caused when an area of skin is placed under pressure.
Having an ability to change to suit changing conditions
What is Adaptive
Blocked artery caused by a foreign body, such as a blood clot or an air bubble.
What is Embolism
an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing.
What is Pnemonia
Used to treat developed pressure sores as well as prevent pressure ulcers for those unable to move themselves.
What is Alternating Pressure Mattress
Having full autonomy over one's own life
What is Independence
A decrease in size of an organ or tissue; wasting, result from death and resorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, decreased activity, or hormonal changes
What is Atropy
Part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement.
What is Joint
What is a Foot Board -A flat piece of material placed at the foot end of a patient's bed
Fixed tightening of muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin
What is Contractures
What is Eversion
pneumonia that usually results from the collection of fluid in the dorsal region of the lungs and occurs especially in those (as the bedridden or elderly) confined to a supine position for extended periods.
What is Stasis Pneumonia
What is Trochanter Rolls
Keep a patient's hips/legs adequately aligned when the body cannot support itself without causing further injury.
Maximizing an optimal level of functioning, enabling clients to regain/retain their independence following the debilitating effects of illness or injury.
What is Restorative Care/Rehabilitation
Pulling on part of the body, devices such as weights and pulleys to put tension on a displaced bone or joint,
What is Traction
Activities individuals, families and communities undertake with the intention of enhancing health, preventing disease, limiting illness, and restoring health.
What is Self Care Activities