Recovery Position Contraindications: When Not to Turn an Unconscious Patient
- Suspected spinal injury- Difficulty breathing due to chest/facial injury/deformity, vomiting
- Cardiac history: heart attack/failure
- Significant facial injuries making breathing difficult
- Unable to maintain recovery position
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