Placing the injured in the lateral safety or recovery position serves to...
A)Be more comfortable.
B)Prevent them from suffocating if they begin to vomit.Correct
C)Be able to perform artificial respiration on them.
The lateral safety position or recovery position consists of placing the injured person on their side with the mouth lower (it prevents the tongue from falling backwards and favours the exit of vomit and blood). They will be placed like this when:
- They begin to vomit or bleed from the mouth or ear.
- You have to leave the injured person alone to call for help.
- They begin to vomit or bleed from the mouth or ear.
- You have to leave the injured person alone to call for help.