Question 1 - Patient Treatment and Transport Practice Test for the EMT Test

What is the first step you should take before inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?

Make sure the patient does not have a gag reflex.
Select the correct size.
Tilt the head back, lube the airway, and insert it into the nostril.
Look up the nose to make sure the nostrils are large enough for a nasopharyngeal airway.

Hint

Be sure to consider describing words like “first” in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.

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