Question

The below image procedure is done to maintain airway includes?

• A. Head tilt, chin lift
• B. Jaw thrust
• C. In line manual stabilization
• D. Head stabilization

Hint:

Identify the manoeuvre where one hand tilts the forehead back while the other hand lifts the chin to open the airway.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Interpret the image. The image depicts a rescuer placing one hand on the patient's forehead and tilting the head back while lifting the chin upward with the fingers of the other hand. This is the classic Head Tilt-Chin Lift manoeuvre.

Step 2: Understand the mechanism. The Head Tilt-Chin Lift manoeuvre is the primary technique used in basic life support (BLS) to open the airway in an unconscious patient without a suspected cervical spine injury. By tilting the head back and lifting the chin, the tongue is lifted off the posterior pharynx, relieving the most common cause of airway obstruction in unconscious patients.

Step 3: Triple airway manoeuvre. The triple airway manoeuvre combines:

• Head tilt (extension of the neck)
• Jaw thrust (forward displacement of the mandible)
• Mouth open

This maintains a patent upper airway and is used in anaesthesia and resuscitation.

Step 4: Rule out other options.

• Jaw thrust: involves forward displacement of the mandible; preferred when cervical spine injury is suspected (no neck extension).
• In-line manual stabilisation: used to immobilise the cervical spine during intubation.
• Head stabilisation: general term, not a specific airway manoeuvre.

Conclusion: The image depicts Head Tilt, Chin Lift. Answer: Head tilt, chin lift.