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    How To Do Basic Airway Procedures
    • How To Do Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM) Ventilation
      • Indications
      • Contraindications
      • Complications
      • Equipment
      • Additional Considerations
      • Relevant Anatomy
      • Positioning
      • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
      • Aftercare
      • Warnings and Common Errors
      • Tips and Tricks
      • References
    • How To Do Head Tilt–Chin Lift and Jaw-Thrust Maneuvers
      • Indications
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      • Complications
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      • Relevant Anatomy
      • Positioning
      • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
      • Aftercare
      • Reference
    • How To Insert a Nasopharyngeal Airway
      • Indications
      • Contraindications
      • Complications
      • Equipment
      • Additional Considerations
      • Relevant Anatomy
      • Positioning
      • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
      • Aftercare
      • Warnings and Common Errors
      • Reference
    • How To Insert an Oropharyngeal Airway
      • Indications
      • Contraindications
      • Complications
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      • Additional Considerations
      • Relevant Anatomy
      • Positioning
      • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
      • Aftercare
      • Warnings and Common Errors
    • How To Do Abdominal Thrusts and Back Blows in the Conscious Adult or Child Who Is Choking
      • Indications
      • Contraindications
      • Complications
      • Additional Considerations
      • Relevant Anatomy
      • Positioning
      • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
      • Aftercare
      • Warnings and Common Errors
      • Tips and Tricks
      • Reference
    • How To Treat the Choking Conscious Infant
      • Indications
      • Contraindications
      • Complications
      • Equipment
      • Additional Considerations
      • Relevant Anatomy
      • Positioning
      • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
      • Aftercare
      • Warnings and Common Errors
      • Tips and Tricks
      • Reference
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