week 4 Flashcards

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Considerations in Selecting Type of Wheelchair and Components

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 Patient’s decrease in body function, structure,
and activity
 Participation restrictions
 Size and weight of the patient
 Expected use
 Prognosis for change in patient

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Proper Seating and Positioning

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 Promote function
 Prevent deformity
 Improve body alignment
 Prevent tissue damage
 Prevent additional complications
 Special supports:

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Wheelchair Evaluation

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 Sitting balance
 Stability
 Reaching ability
 Method of propulsion
 Transfer method
 Ability to change positions
 Sitting posture

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Initial Measurements

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User seated on a firm, flat surface
 User wears typical clothing.
 User sits erect in a comfortable position

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Confirmation of Fit

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 Seat height from floor
 Leg length
 Seat depth
 Seat width
 Back height
 Armrest height
 Footplate length

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Improper Fit

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Seat height too high
 Insufficient trunk support
 Difficulty positioning the knees beneath a table
 Difficulty propelling the wheelchair because of the
difficulty in reaching the hand rims
 Difficulty propelling the wheelchair using the lower
extremity and a heel strike technique
 Poor posture
Seat height too low
 Difficulty with transfers

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Leg length

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 Footplates too low
* Increased pressure on the distal posterior aspect of the thigh
* Decreased upper extremity function
* Unsafe wheelchair mobility
 Footplates too high
* Increased pressure on ischial tuberosities
* Difficulty positioning
* Decreased trunk stability

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Seat depth

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 Too short
* Decreased trunk stability
* Increased weight bearing on the ischial tuberosities
* Increased pressure points on posterior thighs
* Poor sitting balance
 Too long
* Increased pressure in the popliteal area, leading to skin
discomfort or compromised circulation

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Seat width

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 Too wide
* Difficulty in propelling
* Difficulty performing a lateral transfer
* Difficulty moving through narrow hallways or doorways
* Postural deviations
 Too narrow
* Difficulty in changing positions
* Increased contact with armrest panel leading to excessive
pressure at the greater trochanters
* Difficulty wearing bulky outer garments or orthoses

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Back height

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 Too high
* Difficulty in propelling
* Excessive skin irritation over the inferior angles of the
scapula
 Too low
* Decreased trunk stability
* Increased postural deviations

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Armrest height

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 Too high
* Difficulty in propelling
* Difficulty in transfers
* Postural deviation
* Limited use of the armrest leading to decreased trunk
stability and fatigue
 Too low
* Poor posture or back discomfort
* Increased abdominal discomfort
* Inadequate balance
* Difficulty rising to a standing position from chair

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12
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Patient and Family Education

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 Routine skin inspections
 Routine pressure relief activities
 Signs and symptoms of decreased circulation in
the legs: ankle edema, color changes in lower
extremities, decreased sensory responses to
surface stimuli, loss of hair follicles, ischemic
skin, soft tissue ulcers

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Components and Features:
Armrests

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 Fixed
 Adjustable
 Removable or reversible
 Desk length or full length

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Components and Features: Wheels and Tires

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-Caster wheels
 Rear (drive) wheels
 One-arm drive
 Tires may be solid rubber, pneumatic, or
semipneumatic

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Components and Features: Wheel Locks

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 Toggle lock
 Z or scissors lock
 Auxiliary lock for reclining back
 Caster locks

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16
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Components and Features: Front Riggings,
Legrest, and Footrest Components

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Swing-away or removable legrest
 Elevating legrest
 Footrest: fixed or adjustable angle

17
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Integrated positioning devices

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 Pelvic positioning device
 Chest strap

18
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Types of Wheelchairs

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 Semireclining
 Fully reclining
 Externally powered
 Sport or recreational
 Lightweight or ultralight
 Folding

19
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Operation of Wheelchair Components

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 Operating and tightening the wheel locks
 Removing and replacing the armrests
 Operating the legrests
 Elevating and lowering the footplates
 Folding the wheelchair
 Instructing others

20
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Independent Propulsion

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 Bilateral upper extremities
 One upper and one lower extremity
 Bilateral lower extremities

21
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ADA

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Enforceable prohibitions and standards that ban
discrimination based on disability
 Extend civil rights for people with disabilities

22
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ADA Titles

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 Title I: Employment
 Title II: Public Service
 Title III: Public Accommodations
 Title IV: Telecommunications
 Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions

23
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General Aspects of ADA

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Four primary titles, each addressing a specific
protected category and having separate
compliance requirements
 Private sector businesses must comply based
on employment numbers.
 Workplace accommodations
full equal access

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Compliance and Implementation

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 Determine essential functions of job
On-site job analysis
 Prohibited topics during an interview:

25
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Removal of Barriers

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remove structural architectural barriers when removal is
readily achievable.
 Access into a facility, freedom of movement, and
access to goods and services

26
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Accessibility Audit Requirement
Categories

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Ramps and slopes
 Doors and hallways
 Signage
 Steps, stairs, and elevators
 Flooring
 Obstacles and protrusions

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ADA Consultant duties

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 Educate.
 Perform on-site job analysis.
 Perform on-site environmental evaluation.
 Help develop function-based job descriptions.
 Advise on job-related accommodation needs.
 Advise on the removal

28
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Complex Power Wheelchair

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Flexibility to change their seated position into power
tilt, recline, seat elevate
Drive control style from driving with a standard
joystick to driving with the head, chin, foot, or finger.
▪Hundreds of cushion options

29
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Power Tilt

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▪Whole seat tips backward up to 55 degrees on the
wheelchair base, maintaining the seated position

30
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Power Recline

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▪Backrest itself lays backward, allowing the client
to move into a lying down position when used in
combination with elevating/articulating leg rests

31
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Leg elevation

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Provides stretching, tone/spasticity management,
ROM, edema management, and pain relief, and
when positioned down in a flexed position, allow
the chair to turn in tighter spaces. Whole seat tips
backward up to 55 degrees

32
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Seat Elevation

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▪Allows the entire seat to move upward 8 to 14 inches

33
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ROHO Cushion

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▪Decrease the amount of pressure on the sitting area through a patented technology of interconnected neoprene air cells that increase and decrease in air volume to match an individual’s contours