Equipment for lifting a person lying which is suitable for lifting a person who has had a fall or is lying for other reasons, the equipment comprising: i) a seat (1), ii) a backrest (2), from a first position is arranged to move to a second position behind the back of the person, iii) a chassis (3) with an upper end to which is connected the seat and a lower end adapted to rest on a surface such as a floor where the chassis is arranged to pass from a first position to a second position after the chassis with its lower end rests on the surface such that the seat and backrest are raised relative to the surface, in the which frame (3) comprises a first leg (4) and a second leg (5) on each side, said legs being arranged movably relative to each other so they can take a folded position and a posi tion displayed in which the seat and backrest are raised from the ground, wherein the second leg (5) is arranged movably relative to the first leg (4), which comprises a drive unit for movement of the equipment, which comprises a through transverse element (6) comprising the drive unit, wherein the first leg (4) is fixedly mounted to the cross member (6), while the other leg (5) is mounted on a support (7) at the end of the drive unit, wherein the drive unit is driven by an electric motor.Equipo para el levantamiento de una persona tendida que es adecuado para el levantamiento de una persona que ha tenido una caída o está tendida por otras razones, comprendiendo el equipo: i) un asiento (1), ii) un respaldo (2), que desde una primera posición está dispuesto para pasar a una segunda posición detrás de la espalda de la persona, iii) un chasis (3) con un extremo superior al que está conectado el asiento y un extremo más inferior adaptado para descansar sobre una superficie tal como un suelo, donde el chasis está dispuesto para pasar desde una primera posición a una segunda posición tras lo que el chasis con su extremo inferior descansa sobre la superficie de tal manera que el asien