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