Opening the airway.
Top: Airway obstruction produced by the tongue and the epiglottis.
Bottom: Relief by head-tilt/chin-lift.
Head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver. Perpendicular line reflects proper neck extension, i.e., a line along the edge of the jaw bone should be perpendicular to the surface on which the victim is lying.
Jaw-thrust maneuver.
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