You are correctly performing the jaw-thrust maneuver when you:
a. use the thumbs as a lever to lift the patient's mandible upward.
b. maintain the patient's head in a neutral position and tilt the head slightly backward.
c. open the patient's airway by slightly pushing down on the forehead and thrusting the jaw upward.
d. place one had on the patient's forehead and lift the jaw upward with the other hand.
Answer: a
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