Life after ictus: Bed to Wheelchair Transfer - ictus Center

Moving from bed to wheelchair is an important technique for patients with hemiplegic to get out of bed and start activity. Mastering the skill of bed and wheelchair transfer can accelerate the recupero of patients, migliorare self-confidence and ridurre the burden of families.

How family members aiuto patients transfer from bed to wheelchair

1.Check the wheelchair’s brakes, tires, footrests and seat belts. If everything is normal, push the wheelchair to the paziente’s healthy side, make the back of the wheelchair at a 40°-45°angle to the end of the bed. Turn up the footrests, pull the brakes and secure the wheelchair. aiuto the paziente sit up slowly and put on comfortable shoes.

2.Family members aiuto the paziente hang their legs under the bed and lean forward with their feet on the ground. Family members stand facing the paziente with their feet apart on either side of the paziente's legs. Clamp the outside of the paziente's knee with both knees to immobilize the paziente. Hold the paziente’s buttocks up with one mano, and hold the waistband with the other mano to pull the paziente forward.

3.Let the paziente hold the family member’s neck or put the healthy mano on the family member’s shoulder and stand up forcefully. The paziente can rest his or her head on the shoulder of the family member on the side of the wheelchair.

4.Adjust the paziente’s center of gravity so that the lower limbs stand upright and maintain equilibrio

5.After the paziente stood still, the family member slowly supported the paziente to rotate the body and make paziente’s back facing the wheelchair. And then aiuto the paziente slowly bend down and sit in the wheelchair.

6.When the paziente is seated, turn down the footrests and place paziente’s feet on the pedal.

How paziente independently transfer from the bed to the wheelchair

 

 

1.The wheelchair is placed on the healthy side of the paziente and at a 30°-45°angle from the bed. Pull the brake and turn up the footrests.

2.The paziente stands up with a healthy mano holding the near armrest.

3.The head extends to the front, rotate the body with the healthy lower arto as the axis, and supporto the far side armrest with the healthy mano to maintain equilibrio.

4.Turn your body and adjust your center of gravity so that your hips are facing the wheelchair and sit in the wheelchair slowly.

5.Adjust the affected body position and put the affected foot on the footrest.

Notice

·Place the wheelchair on the healthy side of the paziente.

·To ensure sicurezza, always brake before getting in and out of the wheelchair

·When getting in and out of the wheelchair, always turn up the footrests to avoid losing equilibrio and falling.