English Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary
Unid 6
Mobility patients

2. Mobility aids
– Crutches:
– Meaning: A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the
upper body. It is often used for people who cannot use their legs to support
their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities.
– Pronunciation: Crotches

3. Walking stick
– Meaning: A walking stick is a device used by many people to facilitate walking, it
helps old people
– Pronunciation: Walkingstick

4. Walking frame
– Meaning: is a tool for disabled or elderly people who need additional support to
maintain balance or stability while walking.
– Pronunciation: Walkingfreim

5. Walking frame with wheels
Meaning: is a tool for disabled or elderly people who need
additional support to maintain balance or stability while walking
with wheels.
Pronunciation: Walkingfraime witch wheels

6. Wheelchair
– Meaning: A wheelchair is a chair with wheels. The device comes in variations
allowing either manual propulsion by the seated occupant turning the rear
wheels by hand, or electric propulsion by motors. There are often handles
behind the seat to allow it to be pushed by another person.
– Pronunciation: Wilcheir

7. Commode chair
– Meaning: Commode chairs are portable toilets, designed to be placed at the
bedside of a disabled individual whose activity is very limited.
– Pronunciation: Comod cheir

8. Hoist
– Meaning: A device to lift patients
– Pronunciation: Joist

9. Pat slide
– Meaning: A flat board which nurses transfer patients.
– Pronunciation: Pat slaid

10. Monkey pole
– Meaning: A triangular assistive device hung on a hospital bed which has two
trapeze-like handles that are used for rehabilitation and to help a person get out
of bed
– Pronunciation: Monkey pole

11. Rope ladder
– Meaning: The ladder is tied to the end of the bed and is used to pull up into a
sitting position.
– Pronunciation: Rop leder

12. Handing sling
– Meaning: This handling sling is designed to extend the carer's reach in a variety
of moving and handling procedures where trunk support is required. The dual
purpose handles and fleeced fabric allow flexibility and carer comfort.
– Pronunciation: Handing slinge

13. Hand block
– Meaning: It helps to stand up, is for people that is limited
– Pronunciation: Hand block