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You have had to restrain a patient who is being involuntarily committed to a psychiatric institution. during the restraint process, the patient vomited. how should you position him on the stretcher?

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Answer:

Left lateral recumbent position

Step-by-step explanation:

In this position he cannot choke on his vomit. You can still restrain him in this position

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