when your patients blood pressure is low.
The Trendelenburg position involves tilting the patient so that their head is lower than their feet. This position is often used in emergency situations to treat hypotension or shock, as it can help improve venous return to the heart and increase blood flow to vital organs. It may also be used during certain surgical procedures to enhance exposure to the pelvic region. However, its use has become less common due to mixed evidence regarding its effectiveness and potential complications.
upright position is the best
Prone Position: the patient is lying on the belly with the face down. The arms maybe placed under the head for comfort. This position is used for the examination and treatment of the back and buttocks.
For a patient experiencing breathing distress, the best position to transport them is typically sitting up or in a semi-Fowler's position (leaning back at about a 30-45 degree angle). This position helps to maximize lung expansion and ease breathing. If they are unable to sit up, they can be placed in a comfortable position that allows for easier breathing, such as on their side. Always monitor their condition and adjust as necessary.
The preferred position of comfort for most patients with respiratory distress is the Fowler's position (sitting up). A prone, supine, or lateral recumbent position would make it more difficult for the patient to breathe.
kraske position
The bit is placed on the tongue, obviously, or it would place the toungue in a weird position.
if a surgeon is preforming lower back surgery on a patient, the most appropriate surgical position would be Kraske.
So that gravity may pull the solution down the tube and into the patient. It also helps doctors control the amount and speed at which a patient will receive it. (if it were placed below the arm the only way to administer the liquid would be to apply pressure to the bag)
Answer from a Catholic (Catholics in union with the Pope)The Catholic position is that if there is reasonable hope that resuscitation would preserve the patient's life, and that to do so would not represent an undue burden to the patient, then resuscitation would be part of the minimum standard of care. If the patient is not expected to recover from a fatal illness or injury, and has begun to enter the dying process, then to continue to administer resuscitation would most likely be truly burdensome to the patient and not good care for them. In such cases, a do not resuscitate order would be appropriate.
Your legs in the starting position would be together and then placed about shoulder width apart at the feet in the second position.
to place a patient who is in 'shock position' (Trenedelenberg), what would you do?