thumb|right|A newborn baby placed in prone position with electrical impedance tomography electrodes to assess the effect on lung ventilation Proning or prone positioning is the placement of patients into a prone position so that they are lying on their front. This is used in the treatment of patients in intensive care with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has been especially tried and studied for patients on ventilators but, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being used for patients with oxygen masks and CPAP as an alternative to ventilation.
thumb|right|A newborn baby placed in prone position with electrical impedance tomography electrodes to assess the effect on lung ventilation Proning or prone positioning is the placement of patients into a prone position so that they are lying on their front. This is used in the treatment of patients in intensive care with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has been especially tried and studied for patients on ventilators but, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being used for patients with oxygen masks and CPAP as an alternative to ventilation.
==Intensive care== thumb|right|An adult demonstrating prone positioning in a hospital bed Prone positioning may be used for people suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) to improve their breathing. If the patient is undergoing intensive care and sedated then this is a difficult procedure because lifting and turning the unconscious patient requires many staff or special equipment. If they are intubated then care has to be taken to manage the tangle of associated lines and tubes.
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