Week 3 Lab

Question 1

What posistion are the elbows in with crutches

Answer 1

15 - 30°

Question 2

How does an assistant posistion themselves when ambulating a person with a cane

Answer 2

Stand on weak side, Use Gait belt,

Question 3

How does a person ambultate with a cane?

Which side is the cane on?

Answer 3

Move the weak side and cane together

Cane is on strong side

Question 4

How tall should crutches be

Answer 4

1 - 1.5 inches from armpit

Question 5

The hand grips of crutches should be where on the patient?

What angle should the elbow be?
Hand grips top of hip line

Answer 5

30° elbow

Question 6

Name of position to start with crutches?

How far out should crutches be from feet?

Answer 6

Tripod

6”

Question 7

2 Point Gait, Crutches describe

Answer 7

Crutch and opposite side move together. Then opposite

Question 8

Describe 4 point Gait.

Answer 8

Crutches
Not moved together. Right Crutch, Left foot, Left Crutch, Right Foot

Question 9

Describe 3 Point Gait.

Answer 9

2 crutches and injured leg together. Then non-injured leg.

Question 10

Crutches Describe:
Swing to Gait
Swing Through

Answer 10

Both crutches and body Swing forward to feet

Both crutches and body Swing forward past feet

Question 11

How do you go up and down stairs with crutches?

Answer 11

Good foot up followed by crutches and bad.

Bad down with crutches first followed by good foot

Question 12

How do you sit with crutches?

Answer 12

Back up and feel chair with non-injured leg.

Move both crutches to injured side 4 support

Bend non injured leg and Extend Injured leg

Question 13

How to get up with crutches.

Answer 13

Both crutches injured side

Use good foot

Push up on hand grip of crutches

Question 14

Walker: where should handles of walker be?

Angle of elbow

Where should the back tip of the walker be?

Answer 14

Wrist crease

15 - 30 °

Middle of foot

Question 15

How to ambulate with walker?

Answer 15

Move walker first, weak side, strong side