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| If you’re with someone when
they overdose, stay calm, put them in the recovery position,
ring 999 and ask for an ambulance. The
recovery position saves lives - learn
it! |
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Open
the person’s airway by tilting their head
back and lifting their chin. Straighten their legs.
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Put
the arm nearest to you at
right angles
to their body. |
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Pull
the arm furthest from you across their chest. Put
the back of their hand against the cheek which is nearest
to you. |
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Get
hold of their far leg, just above the knee, and pull
it up, keeping the foot flat on the ground. |
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Keep
their hand pressed against their cheek. Pull on their
upper leg to roll them towards you, and
onto their side. |
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Tilt
their head back to make sure they can breathe easily.
Make sure that both the hip and the knee of their upper
leg are bent at right angles. |
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