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Jackie Stephen-Haynes

Chair, Wound Care Alliance and Professor in Wound Healing, Birmingham City University

Pressure ulcers and the prone position

The prone position is defined as lying in a horizontal position with the front of the body facing downwards. It is used to improve short-term oxygenation and lung compliance (BACCN, 2018)..

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