MAO Manual

MODULE 5 WORKBOOK

1. Wheelchair wheels all move __________________. 2. Large wheels are _____________ and are meant to ____________ over obstacles. 3. Small wheels ______________ and they ______________ the wheelchair. 4. You should always secure wheelchair tie downs to the __________ of the chair. 5. A patient should always be ____________________ into a wheelchair whenever attended to by an MAVO. 6. Since most patient wheelchairs will not have an automotive seat belt, an MAVO should carry a ____ __________ to secure the paiient for the transport to the MAV. 7. __________ __________ can sometimes come loose and risk injury to the patient during a maneuver. 8. The ______________ is the main folding axis of the wheelchair and should never have tie downs attached to it. 9. A worn wheel or under-inflated tire can cause the ______________ to fail and cause an injury if the MAVO is not cautious. 10.____________ _____________ are self-propelled and known for being very heavy. 11.Younger patients sometimes have ____________ ___________ , which can be difficult to tie down. 12.Before seating a patient in a chair, the ___________ ___________ should be folded out of the way. 13.___________ ___________ and ___________ ___________ are commonly removable parts on wheelchairs. 14. To close a wheelchair, an MAVO should lift the ________________ and push the ________________ of the wheelchair. 15. To open a wheelchair, the MAVO should push down on the ____________ of the seat of the wheelchair. 16. Examples of institutional features a wheelchair may have include: _________________________ _________________________