Basic Airway Management

When measuring an OPA, it should be measured from the angle of the jaw to the...

• Nose

• Lips

• Eyes

• Chin

Head Tilt and Chin Lift is a primary manoeuvre due to it being

• Simple

• Non-invasive

• Equipment free

• All of the above

Basic Airway manoeuvres are designed to prevent what from obstructing the airway?

• Teeth

• Tonsils

• Tongue

• Mucus

Head Tilt and Chin Lift will protect the airway of a vomiting patient?

• True

• False

OPA's are graded by using both

• Shapes and styles

• Numbers and colours

• Smells and sounds

• Weight and material.

OPA stands for

• Oropharyngeal Airway

• Open Patient's Airway

• Oil Peoples Apples

• Old People Ache

The Head Tilt/Chin Lift is a precursor to OPA insertion because it...

• Relaxes the patient.

• Places the patient in an ideal alignment.

• Demonstrates your professionalism

• Asserts your authority.

The ideal patient position for the Head Tilt/Chin Lift is

• Prone

• Supine

• Sitting

• While they are running away from you.

An OPA can be placed in a conscious patient?

• True

• False

OPA insertion may induce...

• Sneezing

• Blinking

• Vomiting

• Seizures