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rayancarla1

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Advantages of the esophageal tracheal Combitube include all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  A) It can be used with pediatric patients.
  B) It can be used on trauma patients.
  C) It significantly diminishes gastric distention and regurgitation.
  D) Insertion is rapid and easy.

Question 2

You are observing an EMT insert an oropharyngeal airway into the airway of a 36-year-old man 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 airway is inserted in its normal anatomic position until the flange of the airway is 1 cm above the lips.
  C) The EMT uses a tongue depressor to press the back of the tongue downward, and then inserts the oral airway upside-down.
  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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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

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Answer: A





 

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