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Risk Factors for Wheelchair Falls or Tips Affecting Veteran with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Purpose: To identify a veteran with spinal cord injury (SCI) who is at risk for wheelchair-related fall or tip based on the study of Nelson et al.

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a veteran with a spinal cord injury who uses a wheelchair?

Does/Has the veteran?

• abuse alcohol?

• have SCI of recent onset?

• have a wheelchair with a longer length?

• had a problem with pain during the past 2 months?

• have greater motor function?

• have a history of previous wheelchair falls?

• have accessibility issues with the home entrance?

Results

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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10