Question

You are called to an assisted living facility where you find an 86-year-old male who is pulseless and apneic. Your partner starts compressions while you manage the airway. You are ready to place an oropharyngeal airway and notice the patient has dentures that are firmly intact. What would you do before proceeding with the OPA?

Remove the dentures.
Leave the dentures in place.
Place the OPA and then remove the dentures.
Switch to a nasopharyngeal airway.

Accepted Answer

Leave the dentures in place.

Answer

Remove the dentures.

Answer

Place the OPA and then remove the dentures.

Answer

Switch to a nasopharyngeal airway.

Question 25 - Airway, Respiration, and Ventilation Practice Test for the EMT Test