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Scissor technique for opening the mouth during endotracheal intubation

Scissor technique for opening the mouth during endotracheal intubation
The thumb of the operator's right hand pushes the lower incisors (or mandibular gum) caudad while the index finger (placed posterior to the thumb) pushes the upper incisors (or maxillary gum) cephalad.
Courtesy of Joshua Nagler, MD.
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