This lesson is designed for students who are already familiar with the primary survey. The teaching resources include a lesson plan, a presentation, and a poster. By the end of the lesson, your students will:

  1. know when a casualty needs to be put into the recovery position

  2. know how to put a casualty into the recovery position.

Who can deliver this first aid lesson?

The lesson plans can be delivered by teachers, higher-level teaching assistants, school nurses and youth leaders who have a current first aid qualification. The first aid qualification must cover the topic you are teaching.

All the information from the resources can be found in the current edition of the First Aid Manual.

Teaching resources

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Unresponsive (Adult) poster

Recovery Position poster

Find out what to do if an adult is unresponsive.

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