I don't use them s/p recent abdominal surgery, w/ caution with G/J/PEG tubes. Otherwise, do agree that they provide increased safety. Usually wean them off as I get closer to home goals/ independence (w/ my SNF/ swing bed patients). Joe
----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda K. Dobyns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [OTlist] Gait belts > However inconvenient they may be to put on in certain situations, gait belts > provide the client and myself with a measure of safety and confidence. > I definitely use them whenever necessary. > > Amanda > > on 8/4/03 10:40 PM, Suzanne Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello, > > Just looking for others opinions on gait belts. How many of you use them, > > how many of you will not use them? I am just curious after a small > > controversy at work. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > *****************************��********************************** > > > > To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > In the message's *body*, put the following text: > > > > unsubscribe OTlist > > > > - > > > > List messages are archived at: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > *****************************��*********************************** > > > > > > *****************************��********************************** > > To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message's *body*, put the following text: > > unsubscribe OTlist > > - > > List messages are archived at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *****************************��*********************************** > *****************************��********************************** To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist - List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] *****************************��***********************************
