Surgical Airway Management — MCQs

Road traffic accident (RTA) with multiple fractures - initial treatment would be:

What is the most common complication occurring in tracheostomy in children? (March 2004)

Best management for an inhaled foreign body in an infant is?

What is the correct sequence of management in a patient who presents to the casualty with an RTA? 1. Cervical spine stabilization 2. Intubation 3. IV cannulation 4. CECT

High tracheostomy is done in which one of the following conditions?

A 5-year old boy while having dinner suddenly becomes aphonic and is brought to the casualty with the complaint of respiratory distress. Immediate management should be:

What is the most reliable indicator to prevent esophageal intubation?

An unconscious adult without suspected cervical spine injury requires airway opening. The rescuer places one hand on the patient’s forehead to tilt the head backward and uses the fingertips of the other hand under the bony part of the chin to lift it upward. Which airway-opening maneuver is being performed?

During rapid sequence intubation in a child after taking brief history and clinical examination next step is:

Which of the following is an ideal method to prevent aspiration pneumonia?