proning

American  

[proh-ning] / ˈproʊ nɪŋ /

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. the act or practice of laying a patient in the prone position, or face downward, in order to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood and make breathing easier.

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Etymology

Origin of proning

First recorded in 1975–80; prone ¹ ( def. ) (in the sense “lying face downward”) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

His treatment included ventilation, tracheostomy, kidney dialysis and proning - lying on your front to help with breathing.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2021

The hospital was not proning Covid pneumonia patients — turning them on their bellies — even though evidence shows that it improves oxygen levels and reduces the need for ventilators.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2020

Like proning, turning a patient on their stomach to get the lungs a break—they weren’t doing that as often.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2020

One procedure that helped is proning - turning patients from their backs to their stomachs to take pressure off the lungs.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2020

A trick the doctors shared with each other: Flip patients over from their backs to their stomachs — a procedure called proning that takes pressure off the lungs, which lie closer to the back.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2020