Picking a child up from the floor

- technique for people with low tetraplegia whose children can stand up on their own
Child standing next to the user, who holds the child by the upper arms
Child standing next to the user, who holds the child by the upper arms

The child stands next to the user and looks at him. The user grasps the child by the upper arms and pulls the child up. He supports himself at the same time with one forearm on his lap in order not to lose his balance. When the child is halfway up, the user changes his grip and holds the child with one hand under the child’s bottom and pulls the child up until the child is lying on his stomach on the user’s lap. Then he sits the child up.

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Another technique for picking up a child from the floor can be seen at youtube.com/watch (last checked January 2022)

User pulls up child
User pulls up child
User changes his grip and holds the child under the child’s bottom
User changes his grip and holds the child under the child’s bottom
Child lying on stomach on user’s lap
Child lying on stomach on user’s lap
Child sitting on user’s lap
Child sitting on user’s lap

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Author: Anonym 21

Personen skadade sig för mera än 10 år sedan och har en låg tetraplegi.
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Type of disability

Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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