Questions
- What is a lap buddy?
- someone to sit on your knee
- someone to run around the track with
- a positioning cushion used with our wheelchairs
- What are footrests?
- something to fill the bathtubs with
- something that collects dust underneath the beds
- an essential component of safe wheelchair seating
- What is a wheelchair tag?
- essential for all air travel
- a game
- to identify that the wheelchair has been designated to a specific patient
- What are the wheelchair brakes for?
- tea time for wheelchairs
- to keep Bill from Physical Plant employed
- essential for client safety when sitting in a wheelchair (especially during transfers)
- What is an apple board?
- despondent apples
- executive fruit committee
- wooden insert to provide additional support for underneath the wheelchair cushion
Here’s the answers:
- A wheelchair is an essential component of seating for our patients.
- The person should be safe and comfortable if they are to be able to sit up for any length of time in a wheelchair. – Brakes should be working and all wheelchairs should have footrests.
- If you find footrests lying around, hiding under beds please return them to the shelves in the back rooms between the wards.
- If you do find a wheelchair in need of repair, please let Physical Plant know.
