6 Flashcards
a chair with a toilet seat which can be wheeled over the
toilet
commode chair
a stick with a piece that fits under your arm to help injured
or disabled people walk
crutches
a piece of wood with a handle which helps patients move
themselves in bed
hand block
a belt which helps support patients when standing
handling sling
a device to lift patients
hoist
a triangular bar which hangs over a hospital bed to help
a patient lift him/herself
monkey pole
extremely overweight
obese
a flat board which helps nurses transfer patients from one
bed to another
pat slide
Rehabilitation; treatment which helps patients to relearn
skills after an injury or stroke
Rehab
a cord ladder placed at end of the bed which a patient uses
to move from lying to sitting up
rope ladder
a special fabric sheet that makes moving immobile or obese
patients easier
slide sheet
a metal structure that helps people to walk, also called a
Zimmer frame
walking frame
a metal or wood stick which helps injured or disabled
people walk
walking stick
a chair with wheels that an injured or disabled person sits
in
wheelchair