HAINES recovery position (face up)
Step 1: Kneel by the casualty. Raise the arm on your side to the side of the head.
Step 2: Support the head and roll onto side by pulling the opposite knee towards you.
Step 3: Support the weight of the casualty with the bent knee and place the hand under the cheek. Ensure the head is tilted back and the casualty is breathing normally.
Skill 7
HAINES recovery position (face up)
- Release MILS.
- Kneel alongside the casualty at the level of the upper back.
- Raise the nearest arm so it lies alongside the head.
- Bend the opposite knee up to act as a lever.
- Place your hand to support the head.
- Place your other hand on the opposite bent knee.
- Support the head as you pull the knee towards you, turning the casualty over onto their side.
- Use the bent knee and the uppermost arm to brace the casualty on their side.
- Repeat DR ABC, consider MILS and airway opening manoeuvre, e.g. MILS.
- Shout for help as appropriate.