Exam 7: Features and Activities of Wheelchairs

Which wheelchair feature would be most beneficial for a user who has poor trunk stability?

How much weight are standard adult wheelchairs designed to carry?

Which wheelchair dimension should be examined if excessive pressure to the greater trochanters is noted?

What adverse effect may a user experience if the footplates of the wheelchair are too low?

How should the inferior angles of the scapulae be positioned relative to the top of the back upholstery of a properly fitted wheelchair?

Which of the following wheelchair maintenance activities is not recommended?

Which of the following is not an advantage of a chair cushion?

How should a patient using both upper extremities for wheelchair propulsion be taught to navigate up a particularly steep ramp or incline?

What distance is used to determine proper wheelchair seat depth?

Which actions enable the user to produce the quickest right turn of the wheelchair?

What is a potential disadvantage of a sling or hammock seat cushion?

What distance is used to determine proper wheelchair seat height?

Which wheelchair feature would be most beneficial when the user has only one functional upper extremity and no functional lower extremities?

How does the "hemiplegic" wheelchair differ from standard wheelchairs?

When a wheelchair user performs a "wheelie" or "pop-up," which wheels are elevated?

How should a patient in a wheelchair be instructed to react to a backward fall?

Which wheelchair feature is important for a patient who will perform a lateral swinging or sliding transfer in the sitting posture?

What distance is used to determine proper wheelchair seat width?

When propelling a wheelchair up an incline,in which direction should the patient lean?

How does the "amputee" wheelchair differ from standard wheelchairs?