Title:

[Retired] Proning

Description:

At a glance:
- Demonstration and explanation of the technique of proning patients in critical care (video, 7 minutes)
- Coronavirus - Proning video (Barts) (video, 9 minutes)
- Guidance for Prone Positioning of the Conscious COVID Patient 2020 (Intensive Care Society) (PDF, 10 minutes)

Bitesize learning:
- Guidance for prevention, diagnosis and management of Plexopathy during prone positioning (ICS & BOA) (PDF, 15 minutes)
- Practical Proning (PowerPoint, 20 minutes)

Time to think:
- Guidance for prone positioning in adult critical care (Intensive Care Society & Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine) (PDF guide, 35 pages)
- COVID-19: Care of the critically ill patient & application to practice (University of Edinburgh / Future Learn) (e-Learning, six 1 hour sessions)

Hierarchy:

[Retired] London Transformation and Learning Collaborative - Critical Care (LTLC) > [Retired] Self-directed Learning Resources > [Retired] Generic Skills (includes Safety, Communication, Wellbeing, Human Factors) > [Retired] Moving and Handling > [Retired] Proning

Keywords:

Proning, prone ventilation, prone CPR, safety, moving and handling, ICU, critical care, guideline, ARDs, prone positioning, ventilated, VQ mismatch, hypoxia, NEWS, oxygen saturations, SpO2, respiratory failure, deteriorating patient, ward, tracheostomy emergencies, equipment, intubated patient, prone position plexopathy, PPP, brachial plexus injury, palsy, neurpraxia

Created:

20 Aug 2020

Updated:

30 Mar 2021