Products To Help People Get Off The Floor
Since losing my legs back in 2006 i ve tried practically every reacher grabber geezer tweezer to be found.
Products to help people get off the floor. The indeelift human floor lift hfl is a revolutionary product that assists individuals who have fallen to the floor and struggle to get up. Being a physical therapist i always prefer that the fallen person find a way off the floor themselves when able to do so. 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. Without buying devices i can bring my sturdy footstool in behind the elder and with a hand under the left armpit and a right hand under the thigh i can.
Fortunately most senior falls do not result in significant injuries but an estimated 20 do result in some form of trauma to the fallen. They all wanted to know what can i do next time if it happens again i hope this video will help inspire more people come up with their own creative ideas when they look at the environment around them in order to find a way to get up or get help sooner. My husband fell today he was unhurt and we used this to get him off the floor and into a chair. Resqup floor recovery mobility aid is designed to allows users support when getting up from the floor.
Then the first 2 slide underneath to fascilitate standing up. Eighty percent 80 of all falls cause no injury. This is enough to get mum off the ground and comfortable until she s ready to be transferred into a chair or has a comfy place for a rest. One which comes quite high off the ground.
Both products can also positively be used to help you safely lower yourself down to floor level for performing exercises playing with children or gardening. Introducing the people picker upper we help people get up from the floor. It is ideal for those with limited mobility. They slide into each other.
The floor mobility aid helps patients get up on their own but they are also helpful for caregivers. Evacuation and floor recovery with regard to the elderly particularly when lifting the person off the floor can be challenging for various reasons. It is a great tool for in home use or for aiding patients within a medical facility. Thank good ness for resqup it worked perfect for us.
This is far better than having their caregiver or loved one risk getting hurt while assisting the fallen person in floor recovery. He is a big man and i am a small woman. A lot of people spent a day or more on the floor waiting for someone to hear or find them. Evacuation and floor recovery devices are particularly useful in helping a person who has fallen and cannot be lifted up even with the help of a caregiver.
The elder climbs back onto one step then another then the third.