Wheechair Flashcards
(41 cards)
Qualities of a good wheelchair
Proper fitting
Safety
Comfort
Stability
Protection of Body Structures
Factors Associated with the Selection of a Wheelchair Type and Components
Pt’s impairment, AL, and PR
Pt’s age, size, stature, and weight
User’s functional skills or preference
Accessibility
Durability
Service
Cost
Why is proper w/c fitting important?
Reduced sensory awareness
Limited position adjustment capability
Impaired LE peripheral circulation
Abnormal skin integrity
Type of wheelchair designed for person who weigh less than 200 lbs
Standard
Type of wheelchair designed for person who weighs more than 200 lbs or those who perform vigorous functional activities
Heavy-Duty Adult
Type of wheelchair designed for persons with a body smaller than an adult but larger than that of a child
Intermediate or Junior
Designed to permit adjustments in the frame to accommodate the growth of the user
Growing
Type of wheelchair designed for persons up to approximate age of 6 y/o
Child or Youth
A type of wheelchair constructer tor indoor use. It has larger drive wheels at the front of the chair and the caster wheels at the rear
Indoor
Type of wheelchair with a seat lowered approximately by 2 in to allow better use of the user’s LE to propel the chair.
Hemiplegic
The chair is propelled by a deep-cycle battery system and venous type of controls are used to operate the chair
Powered
A type of wheelchair where two hand rims are fabricated on one drive wheel
One-hand drive
A low-profile, fixed frame, lightweight with features such as low back, canted rear wheels, fixed or adjustable angles
Sports
Type of wheelchair designed for persons who need to partially or fully recline at some time when they are in the chair.
Reclining
Avg adult size of seat height or leg length
19.5-20.5 in
How to measure the seat height/leg length?
From the heel to the popliteal fold + 2 in.
Avg. adult size for the seat depth
16 in
How do you measure the seat depth?
Posterior buttock to lateral thigh/popliteal fold + 2 in
Avg. adult size for seat width
18 in.
How to measure the seat width?
Widest aspect of the user’s buttock, hips, or thigh + 1.5 in
Avg adult size for back height
16-16.5 in
How to measure the backrest height?
From the seat to the pt’s floor of the axilla (w/ shoulder flexed to 90 deg)
Avg adult size for armrest height
9 in above chair seat
How to measure armrest height?
seat of the chair to the olecranon process (with pt’s elbow flexed to 90 deg)
