Floor To Chair Transfer Device

A pivot transfer disc like the safetysure pivot disc is a useful device when you re strong enough to stand but unable to pivot to the side to perform the transfer.

Floor to chair transfer device.

With a little help from a standing aid standing becomes much easier. Floor transfer instructions page 2 7. This evacuation and floor recovery device is suitable as a bariatric lift assist device. Hold onto the chair at all times.

Patient lifts are medical devices used to comfortably move paralyzed or mostly dependent patients from place to place with minimal strain placed on the caregiver. This video explains how i transfer from my wheelchair to the floor and back up. It weighs just 8 lbs but can lift up to 980 lbs. Push up to get both feet on the floor.

Something like a couch can be used as a middle support device to allow you to easily transfer from the floor to the chair. Also known as handicap lifts people lifts mechanical lifts and hospital lifts patient lifts are available in a wide variety of models to accommodate patients and caregivers with a range of needs. Raise onto knees by propping hands on chair. Transfer boards have convenient hand holes for steady grasp on the board and some transfer boards have a non skid pad on the bottom to increase stability.

Supine to sit transfer. Standing aids provide support during the sit to stand transfer. Work to get a knee up with the foot flat 8. Safety if two assist is needed one can handle legs the other can handle trunk gather necessary equipment priorto sitting up gait belt non slip socks walker etc lower bed once pt is sitting so that pt s feet contact floor keep 1 hand on the pt once in sitting.

There is a vast array of standing devices to choose from. Paralyzed from the armpits down. With a transfer disc in place on the floor a caregiver helps the seated patient place their feet on the disc then provides support as he or she stands on it. If getting out of bed or out of a chair isn t as easy as it used to be then one of our standing aids may be all the help you need.

Use an assistive transfer device such as a standing aid or patient turner to move the patient from a sitting position to a standing one which can then be mobilized to transport the patient to another room and will help them safely lower themselves onto a chair wheelchair sofa or toilet along with helping them get in and out of a car. When you first attempt a transfer from the floor the wheelchair seat it is easier if you use other things for support in between the floor and the chair. I am a t1 complete paraplegic. These patient transfer devices are long and of full body length and bridge the gap between surfaces during transfer for example from wheelchair or stretcher to bed.

When you first attempt to transfer from the floor to the chair.