How to get up from a fall - Philips

How to get up from a fall 1. Prepare 2. Rise 3. Sit Getting up quickly or Push your upper Keep the other leg bent the wrong way could body up. Lift your with the knee on the make an injury worse. head and pause for floor. If you are hurt, call for a few moments to help using a medical steady yourself. alert service or a telephone. From this kneeling Look around for Slowly get up on position, slowly rise and a sturdy piece of your hands and knees turn your body to sit in furniture, or the and crawl to a sturdy the chair. bottom of a staircase. chair. Don't try and stand up on your own. Sit for a few minutes before you try to do anything else. Roll over onto your Place your hands on side by turning your the seat of the chair head in the direction and slide one foot you are trying to forward so it is flat roll, then move your on the floor. shoulders, arm, hips, Talk to your primary care provider about having and finally your leg a fall-risk evaluation. The fact that you have fallen over.

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