Basic First Aid & Emergency Medical Treatment : Basic First Aid: The Recovery Position

Hi, my name is Amy, and today we are going to be talking about the recovery position.

Once you have determined that the victim is indeed breathing and they have a pulse, the

safest position for them to be in is on their side that way. If they begin to vomit or aspirate

anything out of their lungs, they are less likely to breathe it in. First thing you want

to do is you are going to roll them away from you. So you want to make sure that the arm

that is on the side furtherest from you is placed above their head gently. That is the

arm that is going to cradle their head. You then bring their leg that is closest to you

up into a kneeling position like so because when you roll them over, this knee is actually

going to catch them from rolling all the way over. Then again, it is always important to

cradle the head, so as you roll them over onto their side, their head is cradled by

their arm, and their knees stop them from rolling all the way over.