MAO Manual

MODULE 3 WORKBOOK 1. Patients with _________________ disabilities may be prone to taking risks due to lack of experience with their problem. 2. A patient with blindness is said to have a _____________________ disability. 3. Blind patients may use a ____________ ____________ while walking. 4. The ______________ ______ ______________ ______ grants companion animals like guide dogs access to public facilities such as hospitals. 5. Scooters used as a passenger seat in the MAV should be secured carefully. TRUE FALSE 6. Patients with electric wheelchairs should be asked to drive themselves backwards on to the wheelchair lift so that you can see their face during the lift. TRUE FALSE

7. Patients with _____________ can be in pain or nauseous. Driving carefully and avoiding bumps and potholes can lead to a more comfortable trip for the patient.

8. Patients with _____________ can have poor feeling in their extremeties and difficulty healing wounds. Care should be taken not to bump their extremeties during the trip.

9. Examples of mobility aids for people with poor balance include: ________________________________ ________________________________

10. _______________ patients may be weak after treatment. Care should be taken not to handle the patients by the area of their body that contains their treatment port.

11. An MAVO should consider asking the _________________ about the best way to secure the cooperation of a special needs child for a transport. 12. Electric wheelchairs are known for being extremely __________________.

13. Patients should be allowed to move at ______________ ______ _________.