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Airway
Key fact
Airway adjunct with intact gag reflex
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Answer
Insert a nasopharyngeal airway—not an oropharyngeal airway—when the unconscious patient has snoring respirations (tongue obstruction) and a gag reflex remains. Ventilate with a BVM after the adjunct is in place.
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