After You Apply and Use the Automated External Defibrillator, a Patient

question 69

Multiple Choice

After you apply and use the automated external defibrillator, a patient regains his pulse and has adequate respirations. The paramedic asks you to place the patient in a lateral recumbent position. How should you position this patient?

• A) On his back
• B) On his left side
• C) On his stomach
• D) Supine with head turned left

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