Are you looking for safe ideas to get an electric wheelchair upstairs? You are at the right page to get helpful information to transfer an electric wheelchair upstairs safely. We recommend you take help from two persons when you need to take an electric wheelchair upstairs. Do not try to move the electric wheelchair upstairs if you are alone. You may hurt or damage your wheelchair.

Why do you need two people?

An electric wheelchair may help you to reach upstairs, but your safety has no compromise. So you should take help from those persons that help you as caregivers. They may help you to balance your weight on the chair and chair's weight. It will keep you protected from any damage.

How can you quickly get an electric wheelchair upstairs?

Step 1: The stronger person among those two persons must be the one behind your electric wheelchair. It is where most wheelchair lifting happens.

Step 2: Now back the wheelchair to the base of your stairs. The person who is on the back helps on the handles. Always use two steps one first step, place the first foot on the step where the chair is, and put the second foot on a higher step.

Step 3: Ask another helper to hold the front of your electric wheelchair firmly, just above the casters. But avoid the parts that come off with ease, like the footrests or armrests.

The helper should keep one foot closer to the electric wheelchair but keep the other foot slightly behind the wheelchair for a good weight balance. The helper should keep complete control on bending knees and maintain the correct posture, then arch the back and start slowly pushing to get your wheelchair upstairs.

Step 4:  The second helper on the back of the wheelchair will hold the wheelchair in a tilted position. It would be best if both helpers start pushing simultaneously to get the wheelchair on the next higher step.

They can follow the same process for the next step to take the wheelchair to the higher step. Repeat the process for each step until you finish the stairs. But ensure be attentive entire the time; otherwise, you may face unwanted experiences.

Summary

Getting an electric wheelchair upstairs is not a tough job but needs careful transferring from floor to upstairs. You will need to have two people with you to help you safely get a wheelchair upstairs. We have also guided you in detail for the safe transfer of the wheelchair upstairs.