Manual Maneuvers

Question 1

Indications 1

Answer 1

Unresponsive / obtunded patients

Question 2

Indications 2

Answer 2

Patients unable to protect their own airway

Question 3

Contraindications

Answer 3

None with proper C-spine considerations

Question 4

Procedure 1

Answer 4

Standard precautions

Question 5

Head Tilt 1

Answer 5

Place the patient who has no spinal precautions supine, position yourself at the side of the patients head

Question 6

Head Tilt 2

Answer 6

Place one hand on the patients forehead and using downward pressure with your palm, tilt the head back

Question 7

Head Tilt 3

Answer 7

Put two fingers of the other hand under the bony part of the chin and lift the jaw anteriorly to open the airway

Question 8

Jaw thrust 1

Answer 8

Place the patient with spinal precautions supine and knee behind their head.

Question 9

Jaw thrust 2

Answer 9

Locate the index fingers on each side of the jaw behind the mandibular angles.

Question 10

Jaw thrust 3

Answer 10

Lift the jaw forward (anteriorly), but DO NOT tilt the head.