Originally Posted by
KISSmyACE
Peter, my boyfriend had pulled my jaw open and held my airway open til EMS got there so I had more of an airway since I wasnt getting much oxygen. Heart rate was at 37.
MotoX, how do I know you?
You can open an airway enough to ventilate but unfortunately if it isnt open all the way..even the slightest of clinch makes it almost impossible to pass a tube or get the laryngoscope down the hatch to see the vocal cords either way, your boyfriend saved your life.