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Jaw Thrust
- See Also
- Indication
- Opening airway in suspected Cervical Spine Injury
- Precautions: Assistants must perform other activities
- Cervical Spine Immobilization
- Ventilation
- Technique
- Place 2-3 fingers under each side of lower jaw angle
- Lift jaw upward and outward
Jaw thrust (C0396612) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| English | Jaw thrust |
| Spanish | traccion de mandibula, traccion mandibular |
| Parent Concepts | Manual establishment of airway (C0396610), Procedure on face (C1292874) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
