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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Open mouth
  1. First Aid for Choking - Unconscious Adult (image) 
    To remove an object causing choking, open the person's mouth with your thumb and index finger, placing your thumb over the tongue and your index finger under the chin. If the object ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17172.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Tonsillectomy - series (image) 
    ... the ear-nose-throat (ENT) surgeon holds the mouth open and pulls the tongue forward to reveal the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100122_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Fever blister (image) 
    ... highly contagious. A canker sore is a benign, open sore in the mouth, which appears as a painful white or yellow ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9325.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Adenoid removal - series (image) 
    ... throat. A small instrument is inserted into the mouth to prop it open. The adenoid tissue is removed and bleeding is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100076_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Achalasia - series (image) 
    ... however, esophageal dilatation can correct the problem. To open the esophagus, a balloon dilator is passed through the mouth down to the level of the lower esophageal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100143_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. CPR - infant - series (image) 
    5. Open the airway. Lift up the chin with one hand. At the same ... movement. Feel for breath on your cheek. 7. If the infant is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100216_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. CPR - child 1 to 8 years old - series (image) 
    5. Open the airway . Lift up the chin with one hand. At the same time, ... movement. Feel for breath on your cheek. 7. If the child is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100215_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. CPR - adult - series (image) 
    5. Open the airway. Lift up the chin with 2 fingers. At the same ... nose. Watch for chest movement. Feel for breath on your cheek.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100219_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Vaginal birth - series (image) 
    Contractions help your cervix dilate -- or open -- so your baby can pass through the birth canal. You're fully dilated when your cervical opening measures 10 centimeters. As the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100198_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia