Procedures: Standard Positioning

Upright position – patient is erect or vertical

Seated position – patient is upright, but sitting on a stool

Recumbent position – patient is lying down in any position

Supine position – patient is lying on their back

Prone position– patient is lying face down

Trendelenburg’s position – supine position with patient’s head reaching lower than feet

Fowler’s position – supine position with the patient’s head elevated above their feet

Sims’ position – recumbent position with patient lying on left anterior side with left leg extended and right knee and thigh partially flexed

Lithotomy position – supine position with both patient’s knees and hips flexed while also, abducting upper legs and rotating externally. Support such as ankle supports needed.

Lateral position – patient is placed entirely on left or right side. Position named based on the side of the patient that is placed closer to the IR.

Oblique position – patient’s body is rotated at an 45 degree angle so that the coronal plane is not parallel with the table or IR.

For example: Right Posterior Oblique (RPO), Left Posterior Oblique (LPO), Right Anterior Oblique (RAO) and Left Anterior Oblique (LAO)