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When should conscious patients not be placed in the recovery position?
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How should the casualty be placed if they begin to breathe normally but are still unconscious?
In the recovery position
When would you placed a patient in trendelenburg position?
when your patients blood pressure is low.
What position should patients with cardiovascular problems be placed in?
Laying down with their feet elevated above their heart.
Why are patients placed in the recovery position?
To help prevent injury as they 'come to'. it also helps to free the airway.
Do you turn a person onto their side when unconscious?
Yes, if a person is unconscious and breathing, it's important to place them on their side in a recovery position to ensure their airway remains open and clear. This can help prevent choking and facilitate better breathing until medical help arrives.
What position is placed for proctoscopy?
Lateral Recumbent
What is the prognosis for immunocompromised patients with toxoplasmosis?
The disease can be fatal to all immunocompromised patients, especially AIDS patients, and particularly if not treated. As a result, immunocompromised patients are typically placed on anti-toxoplasmosis drugs for the rest of their lives.
What should be placed on all thermometers to prevent contamination among patients?
plastic
What treatment will meningitis patients who develop seizures be placed under?
Patients who develop seizures will require medications to halt the seizures and prevent their return.
Why should an unresponsive victim be placed on the side?
Its called the lateral recumbent position or recovery position. If they are placed on their side, assuming they have a pulse and patent (open) airway, then they wont choke on their tounge or vomit. Positioning them on their side also prevents the abdomen from squishing the organs. If a spinal injury is suspected they need to be kept supine (on their back) and suction will have to be used to clear an airway.
What is the position in which fossils and rocks are placed in strata?
sideways
What is physical positioning?
Physical position is where items are placed.
