Your Patient Is Getting Ready to Leave Rehabilitation and Needs

Multiple Choice

Your patient is getting ready to leave rehabilitation and needs a wheelchair for use at his office. He plans to spend several hours in the chair each day, although by the end of the day his upper extremities are fatigued from wheelchair propulsion. He weighs 220 lb. and is 6 ft, 2 in. tall. Which of the following armrest options would be best for this patient?

A) Removable desk armrests
B) Fixed full-length armrests
C) Removable full-length armrests
D) Tubular armrests