Chapter 7: Moving and positioning
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Moving and positioning a patient with respiratory compromise
Definition
The causes of respiratory compromise may be multifactorial and should be established before undertaking positioning interventions. Compromise may be due to medical intervention (e.g. side‐effects of medication) or to metabolic, surgical or primary respiratory pathologies. The general principles provided at the beginning of this chapter regarding the principles of moving and positioning are applicable to these patients, but in particular observation is required regarding their response to the intervention.
