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Help maintain the airway and reduce the risk of asphyxiation from vomit.
Help keep the airway open and let vomit drain, reducing the risk of asphyxiation. It is not a position for CPR and cannot guarantee preventing all aspiration. Call 112 and monitor breathing. Do not automatically turn every unconscious crash casualty onto their side: in trauma, minimise movement and follow emergency instructions. If unresponsive and not breathing normally, including agonal breathing, suspect cardiac arrest and start CPR without delay.
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Help maintain the airway and reduce the risk of asphyxiation from vomit.
Allow CPR to be performed in that side-lying position.
Only improve comfort.
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