Disabled elderly people due to their own limited activities or weak body, walking, sitting and lying seem to be somewhat difficult, sitting in a wheelchair will also appear in the position slide, in the position transfer accidentally and may be injured, so there is no way to ensure safety, but also to save energy? Today, let's learn how to do the position transfer!

1How to help disabled elderly people in wheelchairs adjust their sitting posture?

(1)Guide the elderly person to lean forward, shift the weight to the lower limbs, shift the body to the side of the hips and feet, and rest the head on the caregiver's shoulder for sitting adjustment.

(2)The elderly person has his or her hands flat on his or her chest, and the caregiver stands behind the wheelchair with his or her hands around the elderly person from under his or her arms.

2How to help the bedridden elderly sit up in bed?

Alternately shake the tail of the bed and the head of the bed to prevent shear force; For people at high risk of stress injury, the lower limbs and the head of the bed can be shaken alternately after lying on the side.

3How to help elderly people stand up from wheelchairs?

(1) Hold the hands of the elderly to stand, guide them to lean forward, and transfer their weight to their lower limbs, as shown in the figure below.

(2)Support an elderly person's shoulders from his back to stand. The caregiver needs to withdraw one foot and the body at the same time, as shown in the image below

(3)The lifting method of placing the hands under the arms of an elderly person,

(4) Use your upper body to support and help, as shown in the figure below.

4How to help the bedridden elderly to transfer between bed and wheelchair?

The position transfer of the elderly is a double test of the physical and mental strength of the caregivers, so it is necessary to pay attention to the principle of saving force, and to ensure the safety and comfort of the elderly. The following postural transfer methods are for reference:

(1)Sitting up in bed: Adjust the position of the elderly in order to increase the nursing space. The caregiver puts one hand on the upper spine of the elderly person's iliac, "holds"; the elderly person's opposite shoulder with one hand, and forcefully lifts the elderly person's upper body. As shown in the picture below:

(2)Use a wheelchair with movable armrests, sit close to the elderly on the same side, place the affected side limb of the elderly on the caregiver's leg, and move the elderly synchronously from the armpit to the wheelchair. As shown in the picture below:

(1)From wheelchair to bed: The caregiver faces the elderly, takes the caregiver's knee as the fulcrum and supports the elderly's knee, and encircles the elderly person from the wheelchair to the bed under the armpit.

 

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