Archive | April 2026

Prone versus Supine – Writers Get It Right!!!

Yes, I’m a nurse, and I know the difference.

In 99% of the books I read, victims are lying prone. It aggravates me to read that a person is prone on the floor and is being given CPR. Prone literally means one is face, stomach, body is down.

Supine means to lie down on one’s back with face upward. Best to do CPR this way.