Pressure Areas In Patient Positioning

Question 1

Occiput

Answer 1

Back of head

Question 2

Scapula(e)

Answer 2

Shoulder blade

Question 3

Olecranon

Answer 3

Elbow, upper end of ulna

Question 4

Sacrum

Answer 4

Large triangular bone at the base of the spine

Question 5

Calcaneus

Answer 5

Large bone in heel/heel bone

Question 6

Ischial tuberosities

Answer 6

lower part of pelvis (“sit bones”)

Question 7

Greater trochanter

Answer 7

“Hip” (located at top of femur)

Question 8

Acromion process

Answer 8

A bony process located on the shoulder

Question 9

Peroneal nerve

Answer 9

The common peroneal nerve branches from the sciatic nerve and provides sensation to the front and sides of the legs and to the top of the feet

Question 10

Lilac crest

Answer 10

The iliac crest is the ilium’s top border, the largest of the three bones that make up the pelvis.

Question 11

Medial and lateral condyles

Answer 11

The medial and lateral condyles form the proximal part of the body of femur