TEACHING CRUTCH WALKING

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1945

Creator: Office of Education (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Demonstrates how to teach the patient to walk in a walker. Describes the various methods of crutch walking--two-point, four-point, and swinging. Tells how to sit, rise, and climb stairs and describes the safety factors involved in crutch walking. From the NURSING series.