{"Page SDG":"SDG03 Good health and well-being","Page URL":"https://www.appropedia.org/NREMT_Skillset/Airway_Opening_with_Head_Tilt_and_Chin_Lift","Page authors":"Global Surgical Training Challenge","Page description":"Tilt the patient's head back by pushing down on the forehead.\nPlace the tips of your index and middle fingers under the chin and pull up on the mandible (not on the soft tissues). This lifts the tongue away from the posterior pharynx and improves airway patency. Be sure to pull up only on the bony parts of the mandible. Pressure to the soft tissues of the neck may obstruct the airway.","Page is part of":"NREMT Skillset","Page language":"en","Page parent":"NREMT Skillset","Page root":"NREMT Skillset","Page title":"NREMT Skillset/Airway Opening with Head Tilt and Chin Lift","Page views":"1363","Page year":"Wednesday, 01-Jan-20 00:00:00 UTC","SELF acting roles":"EMR, emergency medical responder, EMT, emergency medical technician, paramedic","SELF body parts":"head","SELF body systems":"respiratory system","SELF pathologies":"compromised airway","Modification date":"Friday, 18-Sep-26 12:15:44 UTC"}