Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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Fig.15-12 Putting a
patient into the
recovery position: place
the arm nearest you
above the patient’s
head, bring the other
arm across the chest,
and bend the leg
further from you.
2. Protect the patient's face with one hand. With your other hand, grasp the
patient's clothes at the hip and pull the patient towards you until he or she is
resting on one side, against your knees (Fig. 15-13).The patient's head should
be resting on the lower arm. Check that the airway is still open.
3. Take the patient's upper arm and place the hand under the face (Fig.
15-14). This will help to keep the head tilted back and the airway open. Now
position the upper leg so that the bent knee rests on the ground and supports
the patient's body.
If the patient is too heavy for you, get help. Someone else can support
the patient's head while you do the turning, or can push the patient towards
you as you pull.
Fig.15-13:Pull the
patient towards
you until he is lying
on one side with
the head resting
on the arm.
.
Fig.15-14 Make sure that the patient’s
head is tilted back so that the airway
stays open