What is the primary purpose of placing a traffic accident victim in the recovery position (defense position)?

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The defense position (recovery position) is used for injured people who are unconscious but breathing normally. Its essential purpose is to prevent suffocation, which could occur both because the tongue falls back toward the pharynx, blocking the entry of air, and because of aspiration of possible vomit or secretions, which in this position drain to the outside. It is not adopted so that artificial respiration can be performed, because to carry out basic life support maneuvers the injured person must lie face up (supine) on a rigid surface. Nor is it simply for the comfort of the injured person, but because of a priority medical need to safeguard their life.

What is the primary purpose of placing a traffic accident victim in the recovery position (defense position)?

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