Wheelchair Seating & Selection

Question 1

Who is apart of the seating team

Answer 1

Question 2

What is the process of getting a wheelchair

Answer 2

Question 3

Who should we consider for a wheelchair

Answer 3

Question 4

What are the goals of wheelchair prescription?

Answer 4

Question 5

Benefits and drawbacks of Type 1 Transport wheelchairs

Answer 5

Question 6

Benefits and drawbacks of folding manual wheelchairs (Type 2 and 3)

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Question 7

Describe Tilt-in Space Manual Wheelchair (Type 5)

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Question 8

Describe Lightweight, Rigid Manual Wheelchairs (Type 4)

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Question 9

What are 3 configuration considerations for manual wheelchairs

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Question 10

Are injuries common with manual wheel chairs?

Answer 10

Question 11

What do power-add on devices do for wheelchairs

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Question 12

What are indications, barriers and considerations for power mobility

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Question 13

Describe power seating technology and its barriers

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Question 14

What is the tilted power seating and its indications

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Question 15

What is reclining for power seating and its indications and risks

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Question 16

What are the indications and risks of power elevating foot support

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Question 17

Benefits of elevate and power stand (power seating)

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Question 18

What are some alternative drive controls for wheel chairs

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Question 19

What are the goals of seating prescription

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Question 20

Why are wheelchair users at greater risk of skin breakdown (intrinsic factors)

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Question 21

What are extrinsic factors that can cause skin breakdown for wheelchair users

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Question 22

Describe pressure injuries for wheelchair users

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Question 23

Describe shear injuries for wheelchair users

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Question 24

Describe how microclimates form for wheelchair users and how it affects them

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Question 25

What are methods to help maintain skin integrity for wheelchair users

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Question 26

What are high risk areas for pressure sores/skin injuries

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Question 27

What are 2 methods of pressure redistribution

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Question 28

Describe immersion and its benefits/drawbacks

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Question 29

Describe offloading and its benefits/drawbacks

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Question 30

Describe custom contoured cushions

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Question 31

What are components of subjective assessment for WC

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Question 32

What are the components of an objective assessment for a WC

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Question 33

What happens when an individual is sliding forward in the chair

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Question 34

Describe conditioning for WC users

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Question 35

Describe WC Skills Training

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Question 36

Describe safety for WC users

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Question 37

What are the take home messages from this presentation

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Question 39

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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.

Question 40

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