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Occupations | Fabricates, fits, maintains, and repairs artificial limbs, plastic cosmetic appliances, and other prosthetic devices, according to prescription specifications and under guidance of PROSTHETIST (medical ser.) 078.261-022 or PROSTHETICS ASSISTANT (medical ser.) 078.361-026: Reads specifications to determine type of prosthesis to be fabricated and materials and tools required. Lays out and marks dimensions of parts, using precision measuring instruments and templates. Saws, carves, cuts, and grinds wood, plastic, metal, or fabric to fabricate parts, using rotary sawing and cutting machines and hand cutting tools. Drills and taps holes for rivets and screws, using drill press. Glues, welds, bolts, sews, and rivets parts together to form prostheses, such as artificial limbs. Makes wax or plastic impression of patient's amputated area, prepares mold from impression, and pours molten plastic into mold to form cosmetic appliances, such as artificial ear, nose, or hand. Assembles layers of padding over prosthesis and fits and attaches outer covering, such as leather, sheet plastic, or fiberglass, over device, using sewing machine, rivet gun, and handtools. Mixes pigments according to formula to duplicate skin coloring of patient and applies pigments to outer covering of prosthesis. Polishes finished device, using grinding and buffing wheels. Tests prostheses for freedom of movement, alignment of parts, and biomechanical stability, using plumbline, goniometer, and alignment fixtures. May harness prosthesis to patient's stump, applying knowledge of functional anatomy. May instruct patient in use of prosthesis. May also perform functions of ORTHOTICS TECHNICIAN (protective dev.) 712.381-034. (references) |
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Crosswords: PROSTHETICS TECHNICIAN |
| Specialty definitions using "PROSTHETICS TECHNICIAN": ORTHOTICS TECHNICIAN. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 52 4F 53 54 48 45 54 49 43 53 54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010010 01001111 01010011 01010100 01001000 01000101 01010100 01001001 01000011 01010011 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P R O S T H E T I C S   T E C H N I C I A N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0052 004F 0053 0054 0048 0045 0054 0049 0043 0053 0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5052495354423954433753254393742484337433548 |
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