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NUR-104 route
Unit 5 · Lesson 4 of 4 9 min

Recovery Position

An unconscious person who is breathing can still die from their own tongue or vomit, and this simple roll prevents it.

What this unit covers

Unit 5: Foreign Body Airway Obstruction and the Recovery Position

  1. 1 Recognition of Foreign Body Airway ObstructionA choking person who can cough is helping themselves; one who cannot speak needs you within seconds. · 8 min
  2. 2 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (Choking) in Adults and ChildrenIn 2025 the AHA brought back blows into adult choking, alternating with abdominal thrusts. · 10 min
  3. 3 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (Choking) in InfantsFace down for back blows, face up for chest thrusts, and never an abdominal thrust under one year. · 9 min
  4. 4 Recovery PositionAn unconscious person who is breathing can still die from their own tongue or vomit, and this simple roll prevents it. · 9 min