Primaries 4A, 4B and 5 had some prosthetic engineers visit them on Tuesday. Ian and Mirrin work for the NHS and design limbs and special wheel chairs for children. They showed the children how to measure very carefully so that the prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs fit perfectly.

 

Stewart sat in a special chair which takes a mould of his bottom to make sure the wheelchair is a comfortable fit.

Trying out the different wheel chairs.

 

Isha gets measured for a wheelchair

Leah tries to pick up a pencil with a prosthetic arm.

Testing prosthetic limbs.

Looking at prosthetic limbs.

 

 

 

 

 

Reece did a  turn  on the wheel chair and he enjoyed it.

Alfie also did a turn  and he liked it.

Skye said it was a really weird feeling on the wheel chair but she did well.

Noah said it was fun and he loved turning.

 

Poppy thought it was hard but it turned out it was easy.

 

Olivia said it was hard work to change direction.

Imogen moved the wheelchair well.

 

Measuring limbs for a wheelchair.

 

Checking the grip on a prosthetic arm.

Noah measured Ethan for a wheelchair.

Kayla thinks that the prosthetic hand is quite good.