recovery position

noun

The position, into which helpers will typically place an unconscious person, of lying on the floor three-quarters prone, on one's side; this position maximizes the likelihood of the person's airway remaining open.

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Meanings

nounrecovery position (plural recovery positions)

plural recovery positions

  1. The position, into which helpers will typically place an unconscious person, of lying on the floor three-quarters prone, on one's side; this position maximizes the likelihood of the person's airway remaining open.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 復原臥式 /复原卧式, 復原體位 /复原体位
  • 復原臥式 /复原卧式 (fùyuánwòshì)Translations
  • 復原體位 /复原体位Translations
Czech stabilizovaná poloha
  • stabilizovaná polohaTranslations
Finnish kylkiasento
  • kylkiasentoTranslations
French position latérale de sécurité, PLS
  • position latérale de sécuritéTranslations
  • PLSTranslations
German stabile Seitenlage
  • stabile SeitenlageTranslations
Swedish stabilt sidoläge, framstupa sidoläge
  • stabilt sidolägeTranslations
  • framstupa sidolägeTranslations
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APA

recovery position. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery%20position

MLA

“recovery position.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery%20position. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recovery position,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recovery%20position.

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