It is important to evaluate airway patency in unconscious patient. The head-tilt/chin-lift is a procedure used to prevent the tongue obstructing the upper airways. The maneuver is performed by tilting the head backwards in unconscious patients Conscious patients should be allowed to assume a position of comfort that facilitates the passage of air. Unconscious patients may require an airway intervention. Two airway interventions that can be performed by non-medical personnel with minimal training are insertion of a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) or simply placing the patient in the recovery position. We will discuss in detail on our next post. #firstaid #firstaidtraining #bleedingcontrol #aha #hemorrahging #tccc #stopthebleed #cpraed #patientassesstment #emt #paramedic #ems #firstresponders #combatcasualty https://www.instagram.com/p/CapJiJBrhbt/?utm_medium=tumblr