A person injured in a traffic accident has lost consciousness but is breathing normally. As a general rule, how should they be positioned?

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An unconscious injured person who is breathing normally is placed, as a general rule, on their side, in the recovery position (also called the defense position): this keeps the airway clear and neither the tongue nor vomit blocks it. Face up is a mistake, because the tongue can fall backward and block the airway. And face down 'always' is not valid either: it makes breathing difficult and prevents it from being monitored. If the injured person stopped breathing normally, they would no longer be placed on their side: resuscitation would have to be started and the instructions of 112 followed.

A person injured in a traffic accident has lost consciousness but is breathing normally. As a general rule, how should they be positioned?

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