助行转移 Walkers, Canes and Safe Transfers

By the end of this module you can…

• Talk a patient through getting out of bed the day after surgery: the call bell, the gait belt and asking consent.
• Coach sit to stand and the walker, cane and crutch sequences in short, clear steps.
• Talk a patient through fitting a cane and walker, and teach “up with the good, down with the bad” on the stairs.
• Talk through wheelchair, car, toilet and shower transfers.
• Describe how much help a patient needs, in the patient’s words and the chart’s.

Key vocabulary

Sixteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Walking aids

• 助行器zhù xíng qìWalker
• 带轮助行器dài lún zhù xíng qìRollator (walker with wheels and a seat)
• 拐杖guǎi zhàngCane
• 四脚拐杖sì jiǎo guǎi zhàngQuad cane
• 腋拐yè guǎiUnderarm crutches
• 轮椅lún yǐWheelchair
• 刹车shā chēBrake(s)
• 转移带zhuǎn yí dàiGait belt, transfer belt

Around a transfer

• 坐到床边zuò dào chuáng biānTo sit on the edge of the bed
• 呼叫铃hū jiào língCall bell, call button
• 扶手椅fú shǒu yǐArmchair
• 楼梯lóu tīStairs
• 上车shàng chēTo get into a car
• 浴缸转移凳yù gāng zhuǎn yí dèngTub transfer bench
• 防滑袜fáng huá wàNonslip socks
• 床栏chuáng lánBed rail

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 我给您系一条转移带，方便我扶您，可以吗？Wǒ gěi nín jì yì tiáo zhuǎn yí dài, fāng biàn wǒ fú nín, kě yǐ ma?May I put a gait belt on you, to steady you?
2. 先坐到床边，坐一会儿，头晕不晕？Xiān zuò dào chuáng biān, zuò yí huìr, tóu yūn bu yūn?Sit on the edge of the bed. Dizzy?
3. 两手撑着扶手，别拉助行器。Liǎng shǒu chēng zhe fú shǒu, bié lā zhù xíng qì.Push on the armrests, not the walker.
4. 身体往前倾，鼻子超过脚尖。Shēn tǐ wǎng qián qīng, bí zi chāo guò jiǎo jiān.Lean forward, nose past your toes.
5. 站稳了，再扶助行器。Zhàn wěn le, zài fú zhù xíng qì.Steady first, then the walker.
6. 先把助行器往前放，再迈不好的那条腿，然后迈好的那条腿。Xiān bǎ zhù xíng qì wǎng qián fàng, zài mài bù hǎo de nà tiáo tuǐ, rán hòu mài hǎo de nà tiáo tuǐ.Walker, sore leg, good leg.
7. 拐杖拿在好的那只手里。Guǎi zhàng ná zài hǎo de nà zhī shǒu lǐ.Cane in the hand on the good side.
8. 好上坏下：上楼好腿先上，下楼坏腿先下。Hǎo shàng huài xià: shàng lóu hǎo tuǐ xiān shàng, xià lóu huài tuǐ xiān xià.Up with the good, down with the bad.
9. 坐下以前，先把刹车拉上。Zuò xià yǐ qián, xiān bǎ shā chē lā shang.Brakes on before you sit.
10. 以后想下床，先按铃叫我们。Yǐ hòu xiǎng xià chuáng, xiān àn líng jiào wǒ men.Press the bell before you get up.

What’s in Module 10

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Getting Around
2. Part 2 · Walking Aid WordsReading the Pinyin · Saying 好的那条腿 vs. Charting 健侧 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Which Goes First?
3. Part 3 · Out of BedThe First Walk Script · Safe, Not Rushed · Key Patterns · Sit to Stand, Step by Step · Fitting the Cane and Walker
4. Part 4 · Transfers and StairsWheelchair and Bed · Up With the Good, Down With the Bad · Getting Into a Car · Toilet and Shower · How Much Help?
5. Part 5 · Concerns & ReviewWhat Patients Say · Putting It Together
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 10 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 10 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 10 Wrap-Up · 下次见