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Generally, Ambulating means walking. However, using the arms to operate the wheelchair is often referred to as ambulation by the arm crank propulsion technique. Additionally, an acceptable definition of ambulate is "to move about", which is not specific to walking or use of limbs whatsoever.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAmbulatory means capable of walking. Some persons that use a wheelchair can walk short distances. Other people use a wheelchair because they cannot walk. At all. Those are non-ambulatory.
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What is another name for walking?
Ambulating.
How do you say wheelchair in spanish?
wheelchair= la silla de ruedas
How do you say a wheelchair in French?
A wheelchair is "un fauteuil roulant" in French.
What other word can form in the word of ambulate?
The verb forms are: ambulate, ambulates, ambulating, ambulated. The noun forms are: ambulation, and the gerund, ambulating.
What is the ICD-9 code for difficulty ambulating?
You might try 719.7
How do you say 'rolling chair' in Spanish?
For a wheelchair, use "silla con ruedas".
What sentence can you say disability?
Someone confined to a wheelchair usually has a physical disability.
Why do you call the vehicle for moving stretcher cases an ambulance when walking cases are ambulant?
Because the vehicle is ambulating the patient.
When ambulating a patient and they start to fall what should you do?
Form a wide base of support and gradually lower the patient to the floor.
I am looking for a wheelchair?
I am looking for a wheelchair
Do wheelchair van rentals come with the wheelchair?
In the research I have performed, wheelchair van rentals do not include a wheelchair. They offer a variety of van for all kinds of wheelchairs and scooters, but do not provide a wheelchair for you.
What was wheelchair rugby called?
It is simply called wheelchair rugby but it was called rugby wheelchair to
