Prone Positioning

Prone Positioning has been a very hot topic since the pandemic and a very important topic that could save lives. It is used to treat chronic respiratory conditions and been proved to improve oxygenation. This video aims to help give a better understanding about prone positioning through explaining its history, how it has been used in previous conditions, highlight its application to the COVID-19 pandemic, how can we prone and the process as well as some challenges we might face if not prone positioned correctly and safely. An interview has been included as well from a patient who has gone through the process of prone positioning.

This video was made by McMaster students Nora Fatayerji, Gary Grewal, and Holly Crandon in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program.

Copyright McMaster University 2021.

References

From Università degli Studi di Milano. (n.d.). Prone position delays the progression of ventilator-induced ... : Critical care medicine. Retrieved March 05, 2021, from doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000150660.45376.7C

Hadaya J, Benharash P. Prone Positioning for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). JAMA. 2020;324(13):1361. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14901

[morrari]

well said, but a bit late, since many channels on YT already went deep into this