Module 2: Pediatric Airway and Breathing
       
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	- Jaw-thrust is the best technique, and is achieved by placing the fingers behind the angle of the mandible and lifting the mandible anteriorly
 
	- Head-tilt is contraindicated in the presence of potential cervical spinal injury
 
	- Chin-lift may not be effective as a single manoeuvre to open the airway
 
 
      
            Module 2: Pediatric Airway and Breathing