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833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags, You should A. Insert a nasal airway B. Suction the oropharynx C. Reattempt using a smaller oral adjunct D. Insert a dual lumen airway - ANSWERA. Insert a nasal airway 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure does it reach next? A. Trachea B. Epiglottis C. Alveolus D. Bronchus - ANSWERA. Trachea 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic pt with a BVM. The patient has inadequate chest rise. You should A. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min B. Use an O2 powered ventilation device C. Increase the forcefulness of ventilations D. Increase the rate of ventilations to 20/min - ANSWERA. Decrease the rate of ventilations to 10/min *909 - A 72 y/o female pt is unresponsive following an ejection from a MVC, she has an open jaw fracture and a dialated right pupil. What is the best way to open this pt's airway