Notes of Pediatrics, Nursing head-tilt-chin-lift.jpg - Study Material
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Head Tilt - Chin Lift, , , , , , , , « Head tilt stretches anterior neck, muscles, lifts tongue away from, posterior pharyngeal wall and, epiglottis away from laryngeal inlet, Chin lift stretches structures more, and pulls mandible and tongue, forward, , If neck injury suspected, do not tilt, the head unless jaw thrust fails, Death from hypoxic airway, obstruction is much more common, than quadriplegia resulting from, emergency airway manipulation, , , , , , 2112016, , © Cinical Skils Resource Centre, University of Liverpool, UK, , 18