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The rescuer should place the tips of his fingers behind the angle of the jaw and, without moving the patient's neck, thrust the jaw upward/forward, moving the jaw away from the back of the head.
Editor's note: Although many texts show the modified jaw thrust as illustrated above, it is probably easier to displace the jaw anteriorly by placing one's thumbs on the maxillae (along-side the nose, under the eye.)
