Body Mechanics

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Across
  1. 3. _________________ are used to hold linen firmly in place
  2. 5. Messages sent without words
  3. 10. Another word to describe “body alignment”
  4. 11. A Patient would be laying in this position if they were getting spine surgery
  5. 14. Something we must not forget to do when lifting
  6. 15. the rubbing of one surface against another
  7. 16. If the bed linen is not free from wrinkles, it can cause a patient to develop __________________
  8. 18. A way to move a patient with a spinal injury
  9. 19. This is an acronym should be considered and used whenever a client is moved, positioned, transferred or lifted at any time
  10. 20. An assistive device that paramedics use to help get patients down a set of stairs
  11. 21. This position is typically not comfortable for older adults to lay in
  12. 22. Any injury that affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves, or tendons resulting in pain
  13. 23. Older adults have very fragile skin that can result in _____________ if you are not careful when lifting, transferring, or moving a patient
  14. 25. Messages sent through the spoken word
Down
  1. 1. An assistive device that would help with someone using the bathroom at their bedside
  2. 2. A body position used for a patient with a spinal injury or that is used for sleeping and resting
  3. 4. a ____________ bed is made when the bed is expected to be unoccupied for a certain period of time
  4. 6. This bed position is used for drainage and needs a physician’s order
  5. 7. A patient would be in the position to have a cavity filled
  6. 8. A mechanical device that is most often used by health care workers
  7. 9. A semi-sitting position in bed where the patient is able to use a bed pan in bed or eat without choking
  8. 12. Do not bend at the _________ when lifting, push, or pulling a patient
  9. 13. This can help ease muscle tightness
  10. 14. Poor body mechanics are often the result of ______________
  11. 17. When the skin sticks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving
  12. 21. This is used to help move a patient from one bed to another (its blue)
  13. 24. When sitting, your feet should be flat on the floor with your knees bent at a _____ degree angle