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Meeting Dates

7/15/09
8/19/09
9/16/09
10/21/09
11/18/09
12/16/09

All of our Amputee Support Group meetings are held in the Patient Dining Room on the 4Th floor at Waccamaw Community Hospital.

For more info contact:
Kay Price, LMSW at 843-652-1395
or
 Alex Lyons, CPO at 845-347-5800

 

For some patients struggling with chronic pain and diminished function, choosing amputation over limb salvage significantly improves quality of life.

The decision to amputate a limb is not one taken lightly, by patients or their physicians. In certain cases, however, when all steps have been taken to save an extremity without restoring function or relieving pain, the patient, surgeon, and prosthetist and other rehabilitation team members must work together to ensure both function and pain relief for the new amputee.

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"In 19 years of practice as a plastic surgeon and microsurgeon, some of the most devastating and disabling injuries I've treated are from lawn mower accidents," said ASRM President William Zamboni, MD. "It's especially concerning when children are injured since most of these injuries are preventable."

The ASRM, ASPS, ASMS, AAP and AAOS offer the following tips to help prevent lawn mower-related injuries:

• Children should be at least 12-years-old before they operate any lawn mower, and at least 16- years-old for a ride-on mower.
• Children should never be passengers on ride-on mowers.
• Always wear sturdy shoes while mowing - not sandals.
• Young children should be at a safe distance from the area you are mowing.
• Pick up stones, toys and debris from the lawn to prevent injuries from flying objects.
• Always wear eye and hearing protection.
• Use a mower with a control that stops it from moving forward if the handle is released.
• Never pull backward or mow in reverse unless absolutely necessary - carefully look for others behind you when you do.
• Start and refuel mowers outdoors - not in a garage. Refuel with the motor turned off and cool.
• Blade settings should be set by an adult only. Wait for blades to stop completely before removing the grass catcher, unclogging the discharge chute, or crossing gravel roads. (As a safety feature, some newer models have a blade/brake clutch that stops the blade each time the operator releases the handle.)

The Summit Course covers the various clinical aspects of LimbLogic VS applications: static & dynamic socket ftting, vacuum pump confgurations, fob operation, system evaluation, liner options, alignment, & troubleshooting.

We worked with patient models to gain complete competency & successful outcomes. (See there's Alexander standing behind the instructor on the floor!)

Fun Facts about Ohio Willow Wood.