Immobility risk factors include paralysis, impaired mobility (e.g., traction), impaired circulation, and advanced age. The older adult patient in traction is at greatest risk for complications of immobility because of advanced age and being in traction. Although young age is sometimes a risk factor for skin breakdown, a child admitted for a transient illness is not at greatest risk. The patient with transient chest pain is not at greatest risk for immobility complications because the patient is mobile. The patient who has suffered a stroke is not at greatest risk for these complications because the patient is mobile with a walker.