tripod position
Noun
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Noun
tripod position (uncountable)
- (medicine) A physical stance a person in respiratory distress takes leaning their hands on their thighs with their arms supported on them; leaning or sitting against a wall in a similar fashion
- 2005, Richard M. Schwartzstein, Michael J. Parker, Respiratory physiology: a clinical approach (page 16)
- A patient in the tripod position is likely to have a problem with the ventilatory pump or a need for high levels of ventilation.
- 2005, Richard M. Schwartzstein, Michael J. Parker, Respiratory physiology: a clinical approach (page 16)
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