While assisting a paramedic with the placement of an endotracheal tube, she asks you to perform Sellick's maneuver. You would:

A) lift the jaw upward with your index finger and thumb.
B) press downward on the cricoid cartilage.
C) stabilize the neck to prevent side-to-side motion.
D) gently move the trachea to the right.


B

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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