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The below image procedure is done to maintain airway includes?
The below image procedure is done to maintain airway includes?
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Identify the manoeuvre where one hand tilts the forehead back while the other hand lifts the chin to open the airway.
Updated On: Jun 23, 2026
- Head tilt, chin lift
- Jaw thrust
- In line manual stabilization
- Head stabilization
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Airway manoeuvre identification approach:
The image shows the rescuer's hand on the forehead applying backward tilt while the other hand lifts the chin superiorly -- this is the $\textbf{Head Tilt-Chin Lift}$ manoeuvre.
Mechanism: In an unconscious patient, the tongue falls posteriorly due to loss of muscle tone, occluding the pharynx. Head tilt + chin lift displaces the tongue anteriorly, opening the airway.
Indications and distinctions:
The triple airway manoeuvre maintains a patent upper airway by combining all three actions and is used when mask ventilation is being performed.
\[\boxed{\text{Head tilt, chin lift}}\]
The image shows the rescuer's hand on the forehead applying backward tilt while the other hand lifts the chin superiorly -- this is the $\textbf{Head Tilt-Chin Lift}$ manoeuvre.
Mechanism: In an unconscious patient, the tongue falls posteriorly due to loss of muscle tone, occluding the pharynx. Head tilt + chin lift displaces the tongue anteriorly, opening the airway.
Indications and distinctions:
- Head Tilt-Chin Lift: used when no cervical spine injury is suspected (standard BLS)
- Jaw Thrust: used when cervical spine injury is suspected (no neck extension needed)
- Triple airway manoeuvre = Head tilt + Jaw thrust + Mouth open (used in anaesthesia)
The triple airway manoeuvre maintains a patent upper airway by combining all three actions and is used when mask ventilation is being performed.
\[\boxed{\text{Head tilt, chin lift}}\]
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