recovery position

• when is the recovery position used?

  if a person is unconscious but is breathing normally and has no other life threatening conditions.
• what is the purpose of the recovery position?

  To maintain an open airway.
• what does the recovery position ensure ?

  that any vomit or fluid won't cause them to choke.
• how would you put someone in the recovery position ?

  • with the person lying on their back, kneel on the floor at their side
  • extend the arm nearest you at a right angle to their body with their palm facing up.
  • take their other arm and fold it so the back of their hand rests on their cheek closest to you, and hold it in place.
  • use your free hand to bend the person's knee farthest away from you at a right angle.
  • roll the person onto their side by pulling on the bend knee towards you.
  • open their airways
  • stay with the person and monitor their condition
• should you use the recovery position is you suspect a spinal injury ?

  No you should not move the person.