critical care medicine
How To Do Head Tilt–Chin Lift and Jaw Thrust Maneuvers
Equipment
Gloves, mask, gown (ie, universal precautions) Towels, sheets, or commercial devices (ramps) for elevating neck and head into optimal positioning Suctioning apparatus and Yankauer catheter; Magill forceps (if needed to remove easily accessible foreign bodies and patient has no gag reflex), to clear the pharynx as needed 