Talk:Airway management
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[edit] Jaw thrust
My understanding is that jaw thrust is still an acceptable method of airway control, just not for the lay person. At least that's the accepted teaching in the UK. Anybody have any source for it being totally contraindicated by ILCOR? If not, I'll remove that comment. --John24601 21:23, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
- No, it's not totally contraindicated. It should be made abundantly clear that lay rescuers are not to use the technique; that it is reserved exclusively for healthcare professionals. Link to ILCOR paper here (Circulation). I'll try to make it clearer in the article. -Mike.lifeguard 00:48, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- I've just tidied up the edit a bit, because it was still a bit how-to, and sounded like POV. Hope you like the revised version Owain.davies 09:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- Whilst wikipedia should write for non-experts, I don't think we need to be assuming that when we discuss different techqniques, if we don't explicitly say it then they're going to do it. If we start doing that, we'd have to go to such ridiculous lengths as telling people not to perform a Heart transplant. I like the article as it currently stands (as revised by Owain). --John24601 09:32, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- I've just tidied up the edit a bit, because it was still a bit how-to, and sounded like POV. Hope you like the revised version Owain.davies 09:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
