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Question:
An emergency room nurse is giving discharge instructions to a 15-year-old male who has suffered an orthopedic injury during a soccer game. He has been instructed to use crutches and limit weight bearing until further evaluation by a specialist. When instructing this patient, which of these is the correct way to describe the proper use of crutches?
A
Keeping the arms slightly bent, place the crutches about one foot in front of you, shifting your body weight to the hand grips as you swing your uninjured leg to, or just in front of, the crutches.
explanation
The proper use of crutches involves ambulating with a three-point stance. To do this correctly, the patient must keep the arms slightly bent, place the crutches about one foot ahead, then transfer the body weight onto the hand grips (never the armpit pads) while swinging the uninjured leg to, or just in front of, the crutches.
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