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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Category - Implementing Interventions

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May cannot put weight on her lower extremities to transfer from her wheelchair. But she has good upper-body strength. What type of transfer do you teach May to use when transferring from her wheelchair to her bed?
  1. One-person pivot transfer
  2. Sliding board transfer
  3. Two-man lift
  4. Pivot disk transfer
Explanation
Answer: B. You teach May to use a sliding board transfer. This type of transfer requires a person to use their upper extremities to push themselves along a sliding board to move between the wheelchair and another location. The transfer may be completed without bearing weight on the lower extremities.
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