Current Guidelines Recommend the Oral Route for Endotracheal Intubation

question 29

Multiple Choice

Current guidelines recommend the oral route for endotracheal intubation.The rationale for this recommendation is that nasotracheal intubation is associated with a greater risk for

• A) basilar skull fracture.
• B) cervical hyperextension.
• C) impaired ability to "mouth" words.
• D) sinusitis and infection.

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