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The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 30, 2024
Note that both the jaw thrust and the chin lift are taught in Basic Life Support (BLS) classes as potential remedies to improve the breathing of an unconscious (non-anesthetized) person. This opens the airway by both pulling the jawbone anteriorly (similar to the jaw thrust) and stretching the patient’s neck into extension.
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