Should a person who has regained his breath but is unconscious be placed in the recovery position?

In the photo a rescuer in a vest is placing a person lying on a mat on their side, supporting their head with a hand and bending their upper leg at the knee. An injured person who is unconscious but breathing should be placed in the recovery position. The answer is: yes.

The State Emergency Medical Services Act obliges every witness of a sudden medical emergency to call for help, and the Criminal Code punishes failure to help a person in danger; the recovery position is a basic action that you will perform until the rescuers arrive. An unconscious person lying on their back can choke on their own tongue, which falls back into the throat, or inhale vomit. On their side, the tongue does not block the airway, and anything in the mouth flows out. Before you position the casualty, you check their breathing for 10 seconds; if they are breathing, you turn them onto their side, tilt their head back to keep the airway open, and check every minute whether they are still breathing. If you suspect a spinal injury, you move them only when it is necessary to keep them breathing.

Legal basis: Art. 4 of the State Emergency Medical Services Act; Art. 162 of the Criminal Code