Position

(po-zish’-un) \_ponere, to place]. Place; location; attitude; posture. P., Dorsal, one in which the patient lies on the back. P.„ Edebohl’s. See P., Simon’s. P., English. See P., Left Lateral Recumbent. P., Knee-chest, P., Genu pectoral; one in which the patient rests upon the knees and chest, the arms being cro ed above the head. P., Knee-elbow, P., Genu cubital; one in which the patient lies upon the knees and elbows, the head resting upon the hands. P., Left Lateral Recumbent, P., English, P., Obstetric; one in which the patient lies on the left side with the right thigh and knee drawn up. P., Lithotomy-, P., Dor so sacral; one in which the patient lies on the back with the legs flexed on the thighs, and the thighs flexed on the abdomen and abducted. P. of the Fetus, the relation of the presenting part of the fetus to the pelvis of the mother. See Table of Fetal Positions, under Fetus. P., Sim’s, P., Semi prone; one in which the patient lies on the left side, with the right knee and thigh drawn up and the left arm placed along the back; the chest is inclined forward so that the patient rests upon it. P., Simon’s, one in which the patient lies on the back, with the legs flexed on the thighs and the thighs on the abdomen, the hips being elevated and the thighs strongly abducted. P., Trendelenburg’s, one in which the patient lies on the back on a plane inclined about 45°, the feet and legs hanging over the end of the table. 517