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Prone Positioning

The prone position was The prone position is basically

introduced in 1974 by Bryan as a achieved when the person is
measure to help with the better laid straight on the stomach,

expansion of the dorsal region that is, the chest or the ventral

of the lungs and resultant side is downwards while the
improvement in the oxygenation back or the dorsal side is

of the anesthetized and upwards.

paralytic patients.