recovery position

English

Noun

recovery position (plural recovery positions)

1. The position, into which helpers will typically place an unconscious person, of lying on the floor three-quarters prone, on one's side; this position maximises the likelihood of the person's airway remaining open.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 復原臥式／复原卧式 (fùyuánwòshì)

• Finnish: kylkiasento (fi)
• French: position latérale de sécurité (fr) f, PLS (fr) f
• German: stabile Seitenlage f
• Swedish: stabilt sidoläge n, framstupa sidoläge n (dated)