Week 5 #1 (10/11)

First day of week five down.
Worked for a couple of hours with one of the young blokes today. Spent first 30min doing weights then went outside with him and the OT to practice his car transfers. Being able to independent car transfers is a major hurdle that needs to be crossed before he can go home. Was interesting to see the different techniques that were trialled (feet in or out of the car etc). Spent about an hour doing car transfers, takes a fair bit of strength to be a able to lift from the chair up and across the gap and into the car. The OT in the quad centre is great, she gave him all the different options and let him trial them and decide what he felt most comfortable with. The other thing that has to be considered with car transfers is the variation in height and distance that is evident in different makes and models of cars. I assissted where i could and made suggestions which the OT and the patient took into account. Was a very interesting session.
Also had to present a full soapier to my supervisor today, he seemed pretty happy with it all. However, i made one big mistake-i wrote it up on laptop and printed it off at home and didn't even think about the confidentiality issue. I just thought because i wasnt talking to anyone about it or sending it to anyone it wouldnt be an issue. Bit of a wake up call. So have to delete that when i get home.