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  2. Jaw-thrust maneuver - Wikipedia

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    The jaw-thrust maneuver is a first aid and medical procedure used to prevent the tongue from obstructing the upper airways.This maneuver and the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver are two of the main tools of basic airway management, and they are often used in conjunction with other basic airway techniques including bag-valve-mask ventilation.

  3. Head tilt/Chin lift - Wikipedia

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    This maneuver and the jaw-thrust maneuver are two of the main tools of basic airway management. If cervical spine injury is a concern and/or the patient is immobilized on a long spine board and/or with a cervical collar ; the jaw-thrust maneuver can be used instead .

  4. Basic airway management - Wikipedia

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    Visual demonstration of jaw thrust. The jaw-thrust maneuver is an effective airway technique, particularly in patients in whom cervical spine injury is a concern. The jaw thrust is a technique used on patients with a suspected or possible cervical spinal cord injury and is used on a supine patient. The practitioner uses their index and middle ...

  5. Airway management - Wikipedia

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    The jaw-thrust maneuver is an effective airway technique, particularly in the patient in whom cervical spine injury is a concern. It is easiest when the patient is positioned supine. The practitioner places their index and middle fingers behind the angle of the mandible to physically push the posterior aspects of the mandible upwards while ...

  6. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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    Opening of the airway via the jaw-thrust maneuver is the preferred method as the head-tilt maneuver is thought to be more risky for people with suspected spinal injury or inconveniency. If the person is in danger of pulmonary aspiration then they should be placed in the recovery position or more advanced airway management should be used.

  7. ABC (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    At a basic level, opening of the airway is achieved through manual movement of the head using various techniques, with the most widely taught and used being the "head tilt — chin lift", although other methods such as the "modified jaw thrust" can be used, especially where spinal injury is suspected, [12] although in some countries, its use is ...

  8. Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported ...

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    The risks from giving medications to birthing patients and then testing them for illicit substances have been well documented. A 2022 study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found ...

  9. Advanced airway management - Wikipedia

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    Unlike basic airway management, such as the head tilt/chin lift or jaw-thrust maneuver, advanced airway management relies on the use of medical equipment and advanced training in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, or critical care medicine.