If you have fallen.
How to get someone off floor.
Physiotherapists can teach you other ways to get up that may suit you better and also exercises to regain your strength and flexibility.
A gait belt is very helpful in getting someone up off the floor or helping them stand from a sitting position or helping guide their walking.
Tried using a chair for her to prop up on she couldn t seem to use it.
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.
This method works well when you are able to position yourself in front of an opponent.
In other words do not attempt to life someone off the floor if you are not strong enough or flexible enough or safe enough to perform the task.
The first method i ll share is the cross sit get up.
I just spent about half an hour trying to lift my mum off the floor when she fell over.
A single person can operate this lift themselves without the assistance of a caregiver and can therefore get themselves up off of the floor.
These pictures show a common way to get up from the floor that will suit most people.
Getting up off the floor.
The situation is slightly complicated by her having a bad infected painful toe.
Sweep your attacker off his feet and onto his back.
So i came up with 52 ways to get up off the floor.
Move in close to your opponent.
In this video i ll show you how to get up from the floor.
She is quite heavy and i am so unfit.
How to lift elderly off floor using a patient lift device.
Step one leg beside your attacker.
Using a combination of a trip and a push you can make someone fall backwards.
You may end up injuring yourself and further injuring the person who fell.
Grab the person by the shoulders and push them backwards.
There are several options here so you can pick the one that works the best for you now and work to improve the others.
The belts are easily available online for less than 10.
This isn t a complete list of every way you can get off of the ground but it s a good start.
I m not going to spend a lot of time explaining each one as you ll be able to see them in the video.
I m not going to say it makes the process easy but it is at least easier to have some leverage.
Before you begin helping anyone off the floor after they have fallen you want to make sure that you won t be injuring them.
The person can go to the lift slide on push a button and the lift gradually and gently returns them to their feet during the space of a minute.
All but one of these techniques can be done without using your hands.
