Patient with BMI 40 presents for emergency surgery. All are correct about airway management EXCEPT:
AExtended ramping
BAvoid cricoid pressure
CRapid sequence induction
DAvoid preoxygenation
A patient is admitted following a road traffic accident. He has sustained significant blunt injury to his head, chest and abdomen and has a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8/15. His saturations are poor at 89% on 15 L of oxygen a rebreathing mask. You note bruising around both eyes and blood-stained fluid issuing from his left ear, which forms concentric circles when dripped on a white sheet. You wish to support his airway to improve oxygenation. The first choice of airway adjunct would be
ANasopharyngeal tube
BIntubation
CLaryngeal mask
DOropharyngeal airway
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Supreme Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)?
ADesigned specifically for infants
BUtilizes high pressure, low volume cuff design
CIncludes a built-in drain tube
DDoes not have a bite block
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