The pull me up 2 hands model is designed to safely pull up a person weighing up to 350 pounds.
How to get up a person from floor.
Turn your head first followed by your shoulders arm hips and leg.
Get back up from the floor.
Get onto all fours.
Fractured a hip or severely pulled a muscle you could incur further injury by helping them to get up.
Prepare yourself to get up.
To get back up reverse the procedure.
What i mean is if they injured themselves in such a way i e.
Lift up placing both hands on the front quad.
I think if someone has good upper arm strength they should be fine but she didnt so the purpose wasn t served.
In case you are also wondering how to lift a heavy person from the floor or how to lift an obese person off the floor these inflatable cushions can also be used as most of them have a capacity of up to 900lbs 400kg.
The first method i ll share is the cross sit get up.
A single person can operate this lift themselves without the assistance of a caregiver and can therefore get themselves up off of the floor.
We got her on the floor and had her try it.
We had to return it.
She couldnt get up.
Bring the strong leg forward knee bent opposite hand on the floor for balance.
Any person heavier than this may require a hoist or mini crane to be lifted.
All but one of these techniques can be done without using your hands.
If you are unsure of the severity of your injuries getting up too fast could make things worse.
If you can sit up after a fall the easiest way i have found to get up is to place a thick book or two on the floor next to the kitchen table and chair turn around place one knee on the books.
So when it came in we were very excited with the design and how light weight it was although it was bigger than we expected.
One hand on the chair and one on the table.
There are several options here so you can pick the one that works the best for you now and work to improve the others.
Getting up off the floor.
The bottom of a staircase may work as well.
Find the nearest piece of sturdy furniture.
Try to stay calm.
So the first set of steps is always to stay calm help the person on the floor to get calm and assess them for serious injuries.
The lift also allows for easy transfer into a wheelchair.
Control your own nerves.
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.
The sole function of the pull me up is to assist in pulling a person to a standing position from a chair bed bench or other standard seat.