Positions

lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up

• Supine

• Prone

• Lateral

• Sims'

a position away from the midline of the body. For instance, the arms are lateral to the chest, and the ears are lateral to the head.

• Supine

• Prone

• Lateral

• Sims'

the position of a shooter lying face down on the ground.

• Supine

• Prone

• Lateral

• Sims'

lying on the left side, left hip and lower extremity straight, and right hip and knee bent.

• Supine

• Prone

• Lateral

• Sims'

a position, used for pelvic surgery and to treat shock, in which a patient lies face upward on a tilted table or bed with the pelvis higher than the head.

• Fowler's

• Lithotomy

• Trendelenburg

• Reverse trendelenburg

The individual lies supine with their head raised higher than their feet.

• Fowler's

• Lithotomy

• Trendelenburg

• Reverse trendelenburg

the patient is usually seated upright with their spine straight. The upper body is between 60 degrees and 90 degrees.

• Fowler's

• Lithotomy

• Trendelenburg

• Reverse trendelenburg

a supine position of the body with the legs separated, flexed, and supported in raised stirrups

• Fowler's

• Lithotomy

• Trendelenburg

• Reverse trendelenburg