transfers

Question 1

depend lifts: risk affected by:

Answer 1

force required
repetitions
awkwardness of posture

Question 2

what is the most stressful transfer?

Answer 2

chair to toilet

Question 3

total body lifts:

Answer 3

powered ceiling hoists
portable floor-based lifts (“hoyer”)
hybrid lifts

Question 4

lateral transfer equipment:

Answer 4

slippery sheets & drawsheets
air-assisted devices
rigid & semirigid transfer boards

Question 5

factors affecting lateral transfer methods:

Answer 5

weight
musculoskeletal complications
lateral distance being covered
patient’s psychological condition
width of adjacent surfaces
need for head control

Question 6

supine repositioning:

Answer 6

overhead trapeze bar
slippery sheet
vertical lift equipment

Question 7

seated repositioning:

Answer 7

total body lift
sit-to-stand lift
friction-reducing lateral transfer device

Question 8

vertical transfers - independent chair to floor:

Answer 8

• forward into long-sitting
• forward into kneeling
• forward into quadruped
• turnaround into quadruped

Question 9

vertical transfers - independent floor to chair:

Answer 9

• backward lift
• backward lift with step stool
• turnaround

Question 10

chair to plinth transfer are easier when transferring:

Answer 10

• up toward the stronger side
• down toward the weaker side

Question 11

if plinth is higher than patient’s ______________, a step stool will probably be needed.

Answer 11

gluteal fold

Question 12

vertical lifts include the additional challenge of __________ and require good . . .

Answer 12

gravity
upper extremity strength

Question 13

maximum assistance: patient requires ___________ assist to complete activity

Answer 13

> 75%

Question 14

moderate assistance: patient is able to assist in at least _______ of the activity

Answer 14

50%

Question 15

minimal assistance: patient is able to complete at least _______ of the activity

Answer 15

75%

Question 16

blocking the knee happens at:

Answer 16

patient’s proximal tibia

Question 17

no transfer is complete until the patient:

Answer 17

• is safely and comfortably positioned
• has a way to call for assistance

Question 18

assistive devices for pivot transfers:

Answer 18

pivot disk
pivot pole

Question 19

special patient considerations in lateral transfers:

Answer 19

• unilateral limited WB
• hemiplegia
• THA (posterior)
• SCI

Question 20

what is a movement that is very difficult for a patient with a THA posterior approach?

Answer 20

pushing to standing without trunk flexion

Question 21

SCI at level C7 and lower typically has potential to perform transfer . . .

Answer 21

independently

Question 22

what is CCDD?

Answer 22

control centrally direct distally

Question 23

when WB through the LEs is not advised patients can perform . . .

Answer 23

lateral transfers in a seated position (with or without a transfer board)

Question 24

when WB through the LEs is possible patient can perform . . .

Answer 24

squat or stand pivot transfers

Question 25

modifications to transfer techniques may be required for patients with . . .

Answer 25

unilateral WB limitations
hemiplegia
THA
SCI
functional tasks