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recovery positions

recovery positions is the plural of recovery position.

Meaning of recovery position

Noun

recovery position (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.

Questions about recovery positions

What is recovery positions the plural of?
Recovery positions is the plural of recovery position.

Words near recovery positions in the dictionary

  1. recovery discs
  2. recovery moment
  3. recovery moments
  4. recovery phrase
  5. recovery position
  6. recovery positions
  7. recovery room
  8. recovery rooms
  9. recovery time
  10. recovery time objective
  11. recovery time objectives

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