You Are Observing an EMT Insert an Oropharyngeal Airway into the Airway

question 13

Multiple Choice

You are observing an EMT insert an oropharyngeal airway into the airway of a 36-year-old male who has overdosed on a street drug. Which one of the following observations indicates correct technique?

• A) The airway is inserted into the mouth upside-down and is then turned 180 degrees once it contacts the soft palate.
• B) The EMT uses a tongue depressor to press the back of the tongue downward, and then inserts the oral airway upside-down.
• C) The airway is inserted in its normal anatomic position until the flange of the airway is 1 cm above the lips.
• D) The oral airway is introduced sideways into the mouth, and then rotated 180 degrees once it has reached the base of the tongue.

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