The head-tilt/chin-lift is a procedure used to prevent the tongue obstructing the upper airways.
The maneuver is performed by tilting the head backwards in unconscious patients, often by applying pressure to the forehead and the chin.
The maneuver is used in any patient in whom cervical spine injury is not a concern and is taught on most first aid courses as the standard way of clearing an airway. 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 cervical collar; the jaw-thrust maneuver can be used instead.
If the patient is in danger of aspirating; he or she should be placed in the recovery position or advanced airway management should be used.
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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. The jaw-thrust maneuver is often used on patients with cervical neck problems or suspected cervical spine injury. The maneuver is used on a supine patient.
Advanced airway management is the subset of airway management that involves advanced training, skill, and invasiveness. It encompasses various techniques performed to create an open or patent airway – a clear path between a patient's lungs and the outside world. This is accomplished by clearing or preventing obstructions of airways. Obstructions can be caused by many things, including the patient's own tongue or other anatomical components of the airway, foreign bodies, excessive amounts of blood and body fluids, or aspiration of food particles.
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