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head-tilt, chin-lift airway technique, a method of providing maximum airway opening in an unconscious person. With the victim lying on his or her back, the rescuer pushes down on the victim's forehead with the palm of the hand, tilting the victim's head back. With the other hand, the rescuer lifts the victim's lower jaw near the chin. The technique opens the airway by moving the tongue away from the back of the throat and the epiglottis away from the opening of the trachea. This technique is not recommended if a cervical spine injury is suspected and therefore should not be encouraged. The proper technique for all is chin-lift, jaw-thrust. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The head-tilt chin-lift manoeuvre should be used to open the patient's airway in adults, children (aged 1-14 years) and infants. DPIs are advantageous because the device is small and portable, short preparation and administration time is required, there is no need for hand-breathing coordination, head-tilt (as with an MDI) or inspiratory breath hold, no propellants are used (therefore, these devices are more environmentally friendly) and counting remaining drug doses or inhalations is easy. Motion stimuli were provided by rotation and head-tilt maneuvers, and treatment efficacy was measured by analyzing the number of maneuvers tolerated and the recordings of skin sweat sensors. |
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