Hi! I've set my attack to 'STAND/KILL' and I find this enough to counter being proned. The system never needs to pause and this is how it looks like:
4423h 4386m 99%e 99%w |EE M [PR] 43%
You have recovered balance on all limbs. 2.561s
[CURED] PRONE | You stand up.
You slip behind a shambling zombie and garrote him with your whip.
4423h 4382m 99%e 100%w |EE M (-4m, 0.1%) 38%