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Prescribing Information and Adverse Event Reporting

Recovery Position

Follow the next five steps if the casualty is led on their back. If they are lying on their front or side, you may not need to go through all of these steps.[1]

To put someone into the recovery position:[1]

  1. Kneel beside the casualty

  2. Place the arm nearest to you out at a right angle to the body, elbow bent with the palm facing upwards

    Recovery Position

  3. Bring the far arm across the chest, and hold the back of the hand against the casualty’s cheek nearest you. Hold it there

    Recovery Position

  4. With your other hand, grasp the far leg just above the knee and pull it up, keeping their foot on the ground

    Recovery Position

  5. Keeping the hand pressed against the cheek, pull on the far leg to roll the casualty towards you onto their side. The top hand should now be supporting the head and the bent leg should be resting on the floor so they can't roll over further

    Recovery Position

Now you need to check the airway:[1]

  1. Tilt the head back to make sure the airway remains open
  2. Adjust the hand under the cheek, if necessary, to keep the head tilted
  3. Check their breathing regularly

References

  1. St John’s Ambulance. The recovery position. Page last reviewed May 23VIEW
Job code: UK-PREN-7aa
Date of preparation: October 2023
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