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1
Q

a chair with a toilet seat which can be wheeled over the

toilet

A

commode chair

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2
Q

a stick with a piece that fits under your arm to help injured
or disabled people walk

A

crutches

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3
Q

a piece of wood with a handle which helps patients move

themselves in bed

A

hand block

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4
Q

a belt which helps support patients when standing

A

handling sling

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5
Q

a device to lift patients

A

hoist

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6
Q

a triangular bar which hangs over a hospital bed to help

a patient lift him/herself

A

monkey pole

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7
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extremely overweight

A

obese

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8
Q

a flat board which helps nurses transfer patients from one

bed to another

A

pat slide

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9
Q

Rehabilitation; treatment which helps patients to relearn

skills after an injury or stroke

A

Rehab

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10
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a cord ladder placed at end of the bed which a patient uses

to move from lying to sitting up

A

rope ladder

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11
Q

a special fabric sheet that makes moving immobile or obese

patients easier

A

slide sheet

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12
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a metal structure that helps people to walk, also called a

Zimmer frame

A

walking frame

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13
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a metal or wood stick which helps injured or disabled

people walk

A

walking stick

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14
Q

a chair with wheels that an injured or disabled person sits

in

A

wheelchair

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