The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread
Due to the way the stomach is shaped

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by lying the unconscious patient onto the left side down, it prevents the gastric contents and juices from the possiblility of being chucked up (whilst out to it) and this messy stuff then being inhaled into their lungs (seriously shit then!! Straight to ICU to try and keep ya alive) Imagine that gastric acid killing your little alveoli.... um another lesson on lung mechanics...

People with gastric reflux swear by sleeping left lateral too! They noticed the difference.


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RE: The useless bits of info see if we can make a million posts thread - by Missy_Moo - 29-10-2008, 10:37pm



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