Wheelchair Seating & Selection Flashcards
Who is apart of the seating team
What is the process of getting a wheelchair
Who should we consider for a wheelchair
What are the goals of wheelchair prescription?
Benefits and drawbacks of Type 1 Transport wheelchairs
Benefits and drawbacks of folding manual wheelchairs (Type 2 and 3)
Describe Tilt-in Space Manual Wheelchair (Type 5)
Describe Lightweight, Rigid Manual Wheelchairs (Type 4)
What are 3 configuration considerations for manual wheelchairs
Are injuries common with manual wheel chairs?
What do power-add on devices do for wheelchairs
What are indications, barriers and considerations for power mobility
Describe power seating technology and its barriers
What is the tilted power seating and its indications
What is reclining for power seating and its indications and risks
What are the indications and risks of power elevating foot support
Benefits of elevate and power stand (power seating)
What are some alternative drive controls for wheel chairs
What are the goals of seating prescription
Why are wheelchair users at greater risk of skin breakdown (intrinsic factors)
What are extrinsic factors that can cause skin breakdown for wheelchair users
Describe pressure injuries for wheelchair users
Describe shear injuries for wheelchair users
Describe how microclimates form for wheelchair users and how it affects them
What are methods to help maintain skin integrity for wheelchair users
What are high risk areas for pressure sores/skin injuries
What are 2 methods of pressure redistribution
Describe immersion and its benefits/drawbacks
Describe offloading and its benefits/drawbacks
Describe custom contoured cushions
What are components of subjective assessment for WC
What are the components of an objective assessment for a WC
What happens when an individual is sliding forward in the chair
Describe conditioning for WC users
Describe WC Skills Training
Describe safety for WC users
What are the take home messages from this presentation
Offloading because not equal pressure and more pressure on isch tubes. What would make things worse is offloading onto wrong structures or having poor hip flexion, shortened hamstrings or incorrect measurements to result in sliding out of chair and redistributing pressure to areas that cannot handle it.
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