Spinal Cord Injury Center Design Guide
July 1990 (Rev. Jan. 2004)
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Users:
Patients are the primary user at the nursing unit. Patients are classified as:
1.
Intensive Rehab - recently injured and hospitalized from time of injury to one year
with intensive rehabilitation.
2.
Sustaining - have older injuries and hospitalized for medical reasons or additional
rehabilitation.
3.
Long-Term - unable to leave hospital in spite of rehabilitation efforts, usually an
elderly population.
Functions:
I.
REHABILITATION
A. Education - Physical and psychological adjustment to wheelchair
1. Wheeling on a variety of surfaces.
2. Maneuvering over curbs, up steps, on moving surfaces, on ramps and
in other potential circumstances.
B. Therapy
1. Exercise stations to develop physical capabilities needed in wheelchair
use.
2. Sports facilities to develop physical activity as well aiding psychological
adjustment.
3. Outdoor environment to aid in the initial adjustment to new physical
circumstances and as a relief from indoor confinement. (Important to
patients initially confined to gurneys.)
II.
RECREATION
A. Active Primarily for patient use; participation by staff and visitors possible.
1. Court Games
2. Other physical facilities adding variety to hospitalization routine.
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