BAD 5. Patient chairs spaced either too close or too far away This plan illustrates a request for eight chairs in a plan that allows only seven. Chairs and units require additional working space next to them on both sides for the staff and the patient. You also need space to work in front of the unit itself, and additional space to walk by the working zone if the plan requires. Communicate with the designer the want for X number of chairs, but one fewer would be fine if the plan does not work. FIXED BAD 6. Placing the chairs too close to the walls Access is needed for all chairs-not FIXED just the ones in the clinic. Looking over the plan quickly, you may not notice that in the private room, the access to get in the patient chair is only about 12 inches. When working on a plan, always look at all sides of each chair making sure the clearance to access the chair is there: a minimum of 24 inches. This space can be between a chair and a partition, a wall or another unit. If you have any doubts on the space, request the designer give the plan some dimensions. 42 MARCH 2022 // orthotown.comhttp://www.orthotown.com