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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:
Sketch of recovery position. The recovery position refers to one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, in which an unconscious but breathing patient can be placed. The use of the recovery position helps to prevent aspiration.
The knee-on-stomach position compresses the chest, making it difficult for the person on the bottom to breathe. Positional asphyxia, also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone's position prevents the person from breathing adequately. People may die from positional asphyxia accidentally, when the mouth and ...
The recovery position is an important prevention technique for an unconscious person that is breathing casually. This position entails having the person lie in a stable position on their side with the head in a dependent position so fluids do not drain down the airway, reducing the risk of aspiration. [6]
Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.
A fatal accident inquiry is examining the deaths of three newborns in NHS Lanarkshire hospitals in 2019 and 2021.
An inmate died last week after being found unconscious in a Leavenworth penitentiary. Staff found Trenton D. Washington, 33, unresponsive around 3:15 p.m. Friday and began life-saving measures ...
The head-tilt/chin-lift is a procedure used to prevent the tongue obstructing the upper airways.The maneuver is performed by tilting the head backwards in unconscious patients, often by applying pressure to the forehead and the chin.