The Most Effective Type of Emergency Airway to Manually Ventilate

question 19

Multiple Choice

The most effective type of emergency airway to manually ventilate a patient in her 36th week of pregnancy is a(n) :

• A) laryngeal mask airway.
• B) nasopharyngeal airway.
• C) oropharyngeal airway.
• D) tracheostomy tube.

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