Perhaps you want to play with your kids or work on something on the floor or maybe you just fell hey it happens.
How to lift a paraplegic off the floor.
Person s legs should be off to one side of the vertical post.
If we hadn t had this we would have had to call 911 just to have someone come out and help me lift him off the floor.
Paraplegic transfer floor to wheelchair demo 15.
My husband fell today he was unhurt and we used this to get him off the floor and into a chair.
Paralyzed from the armpits down.
If you can afford them patient lifting devices are generally safer for use in lifting people off the floor especially if the caregiver is also weak as in the case of elderly couples who live together on their own.
I am a t1 complete paraplegic.
How to lift elderly off floor using a patient lift device.
Weighing just 50 pounds the lift is easy to wheel around.
He is a big man and i am a small woman.
Place your arms around the person s back and clasp your hands together.
The beveled seat makes it easy to slide on and off of the lift and a wired remote makes operating the lift easy.
Regardless of how you get on the floor a key to independence is being able to get yourself back into your wheelchair.
The base of the lift should be in the widest position.
Face the person and place his or her hands on the bed or on your shoulders.
This video explains how i transfer from my wheelchair to the floor and back up.
If using the manual lift you will need to use the v bar.
Place the sling in the appropriate position and secure the loops to the lift.
The indeelift is an innovative floor lift designed to turn falls into a non event.
This lift can lift a person weighing up to 300 or 400 pounds to 21 above the floor and they can transfer to a wheelchair easily from that height.
Moving to the floor.
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Thank good ness for resqup it worked perfect for us.
Your feet should be shoulder width apart with your knees bent.
The compact highly mobile design is quick and easy to bring to patients e.
Raise the person up in the lift and away from the surface.