What rescue breathing technique is used on a patient with a suspected spinal cord injury?

Traditionally, the jaw-thrust maneuver has been considered the better alternative (rather than the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver) when a first aider suspects that the patient may have a spinal injury (especially one to the neck portion of the spine).

What is the method for opening the airway for an individual without a suspected spinal injury?

If you think the person may have a spinal injury, place your hands on either side of their head and use your fingertips to gently lift the angle of the jaw forward and upwards, without moving the head, to open the airway.

What is the best method of opening the airway of an unresponsive patient with no cervical spine injury?

The head-tilt/chin-lift is the primary maneuver used in any patient in whom cervical spine injury is not a concern. The simplest way of ensuring an open airway in an unconscious patient is to use a head-tilt/chin-lift technique, thereby lifting the tongue from the back of the throat.

How do you open an airway with a spinal injury?

Avoid moving the head or neck. Provide as much first aid as possible without moving the person’s head or neck. If the person shows no signs of circulation (breathing, coughing or movement), begin CPR, but do not tilt the head back to open the airway. Use your fingers to gently grasp the jaw and lift it forward.

What maneuver should be used to open the airway?

Airway: The patient’s airway is opened by performing a head tilt–chin lift or a jaw thrust. These maneuvers will thereby displace the mandible anteriorly, lifting the tongue and epiglottis away from the glottic opening.

What is the recommended method of opening the airway?

The head-tilt/chin-lift is the most reliable method of opening the airway.

When do you use jaw-thrust technique?

The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to relieve upper airway obstruction by moving the tongue anteriorly with the mandible, minimizing the tongue’s ability to obstruct the airway.

When inserting an oropharyngeal airway the crossed finger technique is used to?

To insert an oropharyngeal airway using the cross-finger technique to open the patients mouth. One method of insertion is to turn the airway 180 degrees from its resting position as it is passed over the tongue to avoid pushing the tongue back into the pharynx.

Which maneuver should you use to open the airway?

What airway Manoeuvre should be Utilised for patients with suspected neck spinal injury?

Double airway manoeuvre (jaw thrust / open mouth without head tilt) should be utilised in suspected spinal injury.

How to open the airway when a neck injury is suspected?

How To Open the airway when a neck injury is suspected. If a neck injury is suspected and the victim is on their back you can use the jaw thrust technique to open the airway. Place your fingers behind the angle of the lower jaw and move it upward.

How should a lay rescuer open the airway in suspected spinal injury?

To open the airway in victims with suspected spinal injury, lay rescuers should initially use manual spinal motion restriction (eg, placing their hands on the sides of the patient’s head to hold it still) rather than immobilization devices, because use of immobilization devices by lay rescuers may be harmful (class III).

When should a jaw thrust be used to open the airway?

For healthcare providers and others trained in two-person CPR, if there is evidence of trauma that suggests spinal injury, a jaw thrust without head tilt should be used to open the airway (class IIb) There are no significant differences in the recommendations from ERC or ILCOR. [ 46, 57]