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Prone position transport. Patient after prone positioning and stabilization by the retrieval team on the referring ICU (a) and during transport procedure on the ambulance where the foot orientation evidences the prone position (b).
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An ambulance was called in, and the patient was transported in prone position under the management of the critical care rescue team with no incidents or new interventions (Figure 1).
Chest imaging evolution. Chest X-ray on day 2 shows opaque lung fields (a) with resolution of infiltrates an normalization of aeration a week later (b).
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Chest X-ray revealed a significant reduction of pulmonary infiltrates (Figure 2).