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Supine and prone decubitus. Recovery position. When lying, the body may assume a great variety of shapes and positions. The following are the basic recognized ones. Supine: lying on the back on the ground with the face up. Prone: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone"). See also "Prostration".
The decline in death due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is said to be attributable to having babies sleep in the supine position. [3] The realization that infants sleeping face down, or in a prone position, had an increased mortality rate re-emerged into medical awareness at the end of the 1980s when two researchers, Susan Beal in Australia and Gus De Jonge in the Netherlands ...
Supine position The most common surgical position. The patient lies with back flat on operating room bed. [1] [2] [3] Trendelenburg position Same as supine position but the upper torso is lowered. [1] [2] Reverse Trendelenburg position Same as supine but upper torso is raised and legs are lowered. [1] [2] Fracture Table Position For hip ...
When in lying position, the body may assume a great variety of shapes and positions. The following are the basic recognized positions: Supine position: lying on the back with the face up; Prone position: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone") Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or ...
The recovery position is designed to prevent suffocation through obstruction of the airway, which can occur in unconscious supine patients. The supine patient is at risk of airway obstruction from two routes: Mechanical obstruction: In this instance, a physical object obstructs the airway of the patient.
The reverse Trendelenburg position, similarly, places the body supine on an incline but with the head now being elevated. The Trendelenburg position is used in surgery, especially of the abdomen and genitourinary system. It allows better access to the pelvic organs as gravity pulls the intra-abdominal organs away from the pelvis.
Pressure ulcer points. Red: in supine position. Blue: in side-lying position. Common pressure sore sites include the skin over the coccyx, the sacrum, the ischia/ischium, the heels of the feet, over the heads of the long bones of the foot, buttocks, over the shoulder, and over the back of the head. [16]
The standard abdominal X-ray protocol is usually a single anteroposterior projection in supine position. [3] Special projections include a PA prone, lateral decubitus, upright AP, and lateral cross-table (with the patient supine).