If a patient gags while you are inserting an oropharyngeal airway, you should:
a. remove the airway and maintain the head tilt-chin lift maneuver.
b. remove the airway, lubricate it, and reattempt to insert it.
c. remove the airway and reattempt to insert it using a smaller airway.
d. use a tongue depressor to better place the airway.
Question 2
You recognize that the an oropharyngeal airway has been appropriately inserted when:
a. it cannot be dislodged by the rescuer.
b. the flange sits about inch from the patient's lips.
c. vomiting is no longer occurring.
d. air moves freely in and out of the airway.
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