Consultants. To show our appreciation towards Jeremy N. Berman’s, a Findlay local prosthetist, help with instructing three class periods of the physical and occupational therapy prosthetic course, we would pay Berman for his volunteer time by paying him the average volunteer wage in Ohio. According to Independent Sector, the average wage for a volunteer’s time in Ohio, based on the hour, is approximately $22 (The Value of Volunteer Time, 2015). Therefore, for this grant we would need a total of $66 to pay Berman for his time helping the OT and PT students learn. The cost for the consultant is listed in Table 3 below.
Equipment. Due to the wide range in prosthetic technology, we decided to go with the average cost when finding the price of both the lower extremity and upper extremity prosthetics. According to Dr. Rhonda Turner, the cost for lower extremity prosthetics can range from $5,000.00 to $50,000 and the cost for upper extremity prosthetics can range from $3,000.00 to $30,000 (Turner, 2009). Therefore, the average costs for lower extremity and upper extremity prosthetics include $22,500 and $12,500. …show more content…
For example, market trends within the world of prosthetics reveal that, “For $5,000 to $7,000, a patient can get a serviceable below-the-knee prosthesis that allows the user to stand and walk on level ground. By contrast, a $10,000 device will allow the person to become a ‘community walker,’ able to go up and down stairs and to traverse uneven terrain” (McGimpsey and Bradford, 2015). This statement reveals that the cost for prosthetics will vary due to the practicality of the certain artificial limb and the level of assistance a certain patient may need in order to adapt to their new way of
Equipment. Due to the wide range in prosthetic technology, we decided to go with the average cost when finding the price of both the lower extremity and upper extremity prosthetics. According to Dr. Rhonda Turner, the cost for lower extremity prosthetics can range from $5,000.00 to $50,000 and the cost for upper extremity prosthetics can range from $3,000.00 to $30,000 (Turner, 2009). Therefore, the average costs for lower extremity and upper extremity prosthetics include $22,500 and $12,500. …show more content…
For example, market trends within the world of prosthetics reveal that, “For $5,000 to $7,000, a patient can get a serviceable below-the-knee prosthesis that allows the user to stand and walk on level ground. By contrast, a $10,000 device will allow the person to become a ‘community walker,’ able to go up and down stairs and to traverse uneven terrain” (McGimpsey and Bradford, 2015). This statement reveals that the cost for prosthetics will vary due to the practicality of the certain artificial limb and the level of assistance a certain patient may need in order to adapt to their new way of