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Recovery position: First aid at homeRRecovery position: First aid at homeRecovery position: First aid at homeEnglishRespiratoryPreschooler (2-4 years);School age child (5-8 years);Pre-teen (9-12 years);Teen (13-18 years)Nose;Mouth;Trachea;Lungs;EsophagusRespiratory systemNon-drug treatmentCaregivers Adult (19+)NA2020-09-02T04:00:00Z6.6000000000000075.4000000000000256.000000000000Health (A-Z) - ProcedureHealth A-Z<p>An overview of what the recovery position is, when you might need to use it and how to put your child in it.</p><h2>When to put your child in the recovery position</h2> <p>If your child is unconscious, breathing and has a pulse (does not need CPR), put them in a recovery position until a health provider arrives. The recovery position prevents your child from choking while unconscious.<br></p><h2>Key points</h2> <ul> <li>Put your child in the recovery position if they are unconscious, breathing and have a pulse.</li> <li>The recovery position helps to prevent them from choking while they are unconscious.</li> <li>If your child may have a spinal or neck injury, do not put them in the recovery position unless they are not able to breathe because their airway is blocked.</li> </ul><h2>How to put your child into the recovery position</h2><ol class="akh-steps"><li> <figure> <img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step1_MED_ILL_EN.jpg" alt="Child lying on their side while caregiver grasps the upper thigh of one leg and holds hand under child’s cheek to roll them" /> </figure> <p>Sit beside your child. Grasp the upper thigh and your child's cheek on the floor.</p></li><li><p>Roll your child onto their side toward you, as if you were rolling them down a hill.</p></li><li><p>Pull the leg up to bend the knee. Put the knee on the ground at a right angle to stabilize your child.</p></li><li> <figure> <img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step2_MED_ILL_EN.jpg" alt="Child rolled onto their side with one leg bent upward at the knee and caregiver tilting the child’s head back with both hands" /> </figure> <p>Tilt the head back to maintain an open airway.</p></li></ol>
Position latérale de sécurité (PLS): premiers soins à la maisonPPosition latérale de sécurité (PLS): premiers soins à la maisonRecovery position: First aid at homeFrenchRespiratoryPreschooler (2-4 years);School age child (5-8 years);Pre-teen (9-12 years);Teen (13-18 years)Nose;Mouth;Trachea;Lungs;EsophagusRespiratory systemNon-drug treatmentCaregivers Adult (19+)NA2010-05-23T04:00:00Z5.0000000000000080.0000000000000198.000000000000Health (A-Z) - ProcedureHealth A-Z<p>Un aperçu de la position latérale de sécurité, quand vous serez appelé à l’utiliser et comment placer votre enfant dans cette position.</p><h2>Quand placer votre enfant en position latérale de sécurité?</h2> <p>Si votre enfant est inconscient, respire et a un pouls (n’a pas besoin de réanimation par RCR), placez le en position latérale de sécurité (PLS) jusqu’à ce qu’un fournisseur de soins de santé arrive. La PLS empêche votre enfant de s’étouffer lorsqu’il est inconscient. La PLS est aussi parfois nommée position latérale de récupération.</p><h2>À retenir</h2><ul><li> Placez votre enfant en position latérale de sécurité s’il est inconscient, qu’il respire et qu’il a un pouls.</li><li>Placez votre enfant en position latérale de sécurité pour l’empêcher de s’étouffer lorsqu’il est inconscient.</li><li>Si votre enfant a possiblement une lésion de la moelle épinière ou du cou, ne le placez pas en position latérale de sécurité, à moins que ses voies respiratoires ne soient obstruées. </li></ul><h2>Comment placer votre enfant en PLS?</h2><ol class="akh-steps fr-steps"><li> <figure><img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step1_MED_ILL_FR.jpg" alt="Enfant étendu sur son côté lorsque le soignant tient sa cuisse et sa joue pour rouler l’enfant" /> </figure> <p>As​soyez-vous à côté de votre enfant. Saisissez la cuisse qui vous fait face et la joue de votre enfant au sol.</p></li><li>​ <p>Roulez votre enfant sur le côté, vers vous, comme si vous le rouliez en bas d’une pente. </p></li><li><p>Tirez la jambe vers son visage pour plier le genou. Mettez le genou sur le sol à angle droit afin de stabiliser votre enfant.</p></li><li> <figure><img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step2_MED_ILL_FR.jpg" alt="Enfant étendu sur son côté avec une jambe pliée par le genou vers son visage et un soignant tenant la tête vers l’arrière" /> </figure> <p>Inclinez sa tête vers l’arrière afin de maintenir les voies aériennes ouvertes.</p></li></ol>

 

 

 

 

Recovery position: First aid at home1037.00000000000Recovery position: First aid at homeRecovery position: First aid at homeREnglishRespiratoryPreschooler (2-4 years);School age child (5-8 years);Pre-teen (9-12 years);Teen (13-18 years)Nose;Mouth;Trachea;Lungs;EsophagusRespiratory systemNon-drug treatmentCaregivers Adult (19+)NA2020-09-02T04:00:00Z6.6000000000000075.4000000000000256.000000000000Health (A-Z) - ProcedureHealth A-Z<p>An overview of what the recovery position is, when you might need to use it and how to put your child in it.</p><h2>When to put your child in the recovery position</h2> <p>If your child is unconscious, breathing and has a pulse (does not need CPR), put them in a recovery position until a health provider arrives. The recovery position prevents your child from choking while unconscious.<br></p><h2>Possible spinal injury</h2> <p>If your child may have a spinal or neck injury, DO NOT move your child. If you are concerned about a spinal injury, only move your child if your child's airway is blocked and they are unable to breathe. </p><h2>Key points</h2> <ul> <li>Put your child in the recovery position if they are unconscious, breathing and have a pulse.</li> <li>The recovery position helps to prevent them from choking while they are unconscious.</li> <li>If your child may have a spinal or neck injury, do not put them in the recovery position unless they are not able to breathe because their airway is blocked.</li> </ul><h2>How to put your child into the recovery position</h2><ol class="akh-steps"><li> <figure> <img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step1_MED_ILL_EN.jpg" alt="Child lying on their side while caregiver grasps the upper thigh of one leg and holds hand under child’s cheek to roll them" /> </figure> <p>Sit beside your child. Grasp the upper thigh and your child's cheek on the floor.</p></li><li><p>Roll your child onto their side toward you, as if you were rolling them down a hill.</p></li><li><p>Pull the leg up to bend the knee. Put the knee on the ground at a right angle to stabilize your child.</p></li><li> <figure> <img src="https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step2_MED_ILL_EN.jpg" alt="Child rolled onto their side with one leg bent upward at the knee and caregiver tilting the child’s head back with both hands" /> </figure> <p>Tilt the head back to maintain an open airway.</p></li></ol>https://assets.aboutkidshealth.ca/akhassets/recovery_position_step1_MED_ILL_EN.jpgRecovery position: First aid at homeFalse

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