Chapter 16 Airway Management
master key concepts in questions and
answers- 2026
Which maneuver is recommended to open the airway in an unconscious adult without suspected
cervical spine injury?
A. Jaw thrust
B. Chin lift
C. Head tilt–chin lift ✔️✔️
D. Neck rotation
Which airway adjunct prevents tongue obstruction in unconscious patients?
A. Nasopharyngeal airway
B. Oropharyngeal airway ✔️✔️
C. Laryngeal mask airway
D. Endotracheal tube
Which device is best tolerated in semi-conscious patients?
A. Oropharyngeal airway
B. Nasopharyngeal airway ✔️✔️
C. Endotracheal tube
D. Laryngeal mask airway
Which sign indicates upper airway obstruction?
A. Normal breathing
B. Stridor ✔️✔️
C. Pink lips
D. Clear speech
Which technique is safest for opening the airway in trauma patients with suspected cervical spine
injury?
A. Head tilt
B. Jaw thrust ✔️✔️
C. Chin lift
D. Neck hyperextension
Which device sits above the glottis and does not enter the trachea?
A. Endotracheal tube
B. Tracheostomy tube
C. Laryngeal mask airway ✔️✔️
D. Nasal cannula
,Which method confirms endotracheal tube placement reliably?
A. Listening to heart sounds
B. Capnography ✔️✔️
C. Checking pulse
D. Visual chest rise only
Which airway sound indicates partial obstruction?
A. Wheeze
B. Stridor ✔️✔️
C. Crackles
D. Silence
Which airway adjunct is contraindicated in basilar skull fracture?
A. Oropharyngeal airway
B. Nasopharyngeal airway ✔️✔️
C. Laryngeal mask airway
D. Endotracheal tube
Which position improves airway patency in obese patients?
A. Supine flat
B. Prone
C. Sniffing position ✔️✔️
D. Trendelenburg
Which oxygen device provides the highest concentration without intubation?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Simple face mask
C. Non-rebreather mask ✔️✔️
D. Venturi mask
Which step comes first in the ABCs of resuscitation?
A. Circulation
B. Breathing
C. Airway ✔️✔️
D. Disability
Which maneuver relieves complete airway obstruction in a conscious adult?
A. Back blows
B. Heimlich maneuver ✔️✔️
C. Jaw thrust
D. Chest compressions only
Which device passes through the vocal cords into the trachea?
A. Laryngeal mask airway
B. Oropharyngeal airway
,C. Endotracheal tube ✔️✔️
D. Nasopharyngeal airway
Which indicator shows effective ventilation?
A. Cyanosis
B. Chest rise ✔️✔️
C. Weak pulse
D. No movement
Which device is used for long-term ventilation and bypasses the upper airway?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Tracheostomy tube ✔️✔️
C. Simple face mask
D. Oropharyngeal airway
Which airway emergency requires immediate intervention?
A. Mild cough
B. Complete airway obstruction ✔️✔️
C. Slight wheeze
D. Normal breathing
Which maneuver opens the airway in trauma patients while minimizing neck movement?
A. Head tilt
B. Jaw thrust ✔️✔️
C. Chin lift
D. Neck rotation
Which device prevents aspiration during airway management?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Endotracheal tube ✔️✔️
C. Face mask
D. Oropharyngeal airway
Which breathing pattern indicates airway compromise?
A. Calm
B. Labored ✔️✔️
C. Regular
D. Deep
Which device is used when severe facial trauma prevents oral airway placement?
A. Nasopharyngeal airway
B. Oropharyngeal airway
C. Surgical airway ✔️✔️
D. Face mask
, Which device uses a cuff to seal the trachea?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Endotracheal tube ✔️✔️
C. Oropharyngeal airway
D. Laryngeal mask airway
Which sign suggests hypoxia?
A. Pink skin
B. Cyanosis ✔️✔️
C. Normal breathing
D. Warm lips
Which device is easiest to insert in emergency situations?
A. Endotracheal tube
B. Laryngeal mask airway ✔️✔️
C. Tracheostomy tube
D. Nasal cannula
Which complication can occur during intubation?
A. Hypertension
B. Esophageal intubation ✔️✔️
C. Fever
D. Rash
Which tool is used to visualize the vocal cords during intubation?
A. Thermometer
B. Laryngoscope ✔️✔️
C. Stethoscope
D. Sphygmomanometer
Which patient position aligns oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes?
A. Supine
B. Sniffing position ✔️✔️
C. Sitting upright
D. Prone
Which device is inserted blindly above the glottis for ventilation?
A. Endotracheal tube
B. Laryngeal mask airway ✔️✔️
C. Tracheostomy tube
D. Bronchoscope
Which condition causes rapid swelling of the airway in children?
A. Asthma
B. Epiglottitis ✔️✔️
master key concepts in questions and
answers- 2026
Which maneuver is recommended to open the airway in an unconscious adult without suspected
cervical spine injury?
A. Jaw thrust
B. Chin lift
C. Head tilt–chin lift ✔️✔️
D. Neck rotation
Which airway adjunct prevents tongue obstruction in unconscious patients?
A. Nasopharyngeal airway
B. Oropharyngeal airway ✔️✔️
C. Laryngeal mask airway
D. Endotracheal tube
Which device is best tolerated in semi-conscious patients?
A. Oropharyngeal airway
B. Nasopharyngeal airway ✔️✔️
C. Endotracheal tube
D. Laryngeal mask airway
Which sign indicates upper airway obstruction?
A. Normal breathing
B. Stridor ✔️✔️
C. Pink lips
D. Clear speech
Which technique is safest for opening the airway in trauma patients with suspected cervical spine
injury?
A. Head tilt
B. Jaw thrust ✔️✔️
C. Chin lift
D. Neck hyperextension
Which device sits above the glottis and does not enter the trachea?
A. Endotracheal tube
B. Tracheostomy tube
C. Laryngeal mask airway ✔️✔️
D. Nasal cannula
,Which method confirms endotracheal tube placement reliably?
A. Listening to heart sounds
B. Capnography ✔️✔️
C. Checking pulse
D. Visual chest rise only
Which airway sound indicates partial obstruction?
A. Wheeze
B. Stridor ✔️✔️
C. Crackles
D. Silence
Which airway adjunct is contraindicated in basilar skull fracture?
A. Oropharyngeal airway
B. Nasopharyngeal airway ✔️✔️
C. Laryngeal mask airway
D. Endotracheal tube
Which position improves airway patency in obese patients?
A. Supine flat
B. Prone
C. Sniffing position ✔️✔️
D. Trendelenburg
Which oxygen device provides the highest concentration without intubation?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Simple face mask
C. Non-rebreather mask ✔️✔️
D. Venturi mask
Which step comes first in the ABCs of resuscitation?
A. Circulation
B. Breathing
C. Airway ✔️✔️
D. Disability
Which maneuver relieves complete airway obstruction in a conscious adult?
A. Back blows
B. Heimlich maneuver ✔️✔️
C. Jaw thrust
D. Chest compressions only
Which device passes through the vocal cords into the trachea?
A. Laryngeal mask airway
B. Oropharyngeal airway
,C. Endotracheal tube ✔️✔️
D. Nasopharyngeal airway
Which indicator shows effective ventilation?
A. Cyanosis
B. Chest rise ✔️✔️
C. Weak pulse
D. No movement
Which device is used for long-term ventilation and bypasses the upper airway?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Tracheostomy tube ✔️✔️
C. Simple face mask
D. Oropharyngeal airway
Which airway emergency requires immediate intervention?
A. Mild cough
B. Complete airway obstruction ✔️✔️
C. Slight wheeze
D. Normal breathing
Which maneuver opens the airway in trauma patients while minimizing neck movement?
A. Head tilt
B. Jaw thrust ✔️✔️
C. Chin lift
D. Neck rotation
Which device prevents aspiration during airway management?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Endotracheal tube ✔️✔️
C. Face mask
D. Oropharyngeal airway
Which breathing pattern indicates airway compromise?
A. Calm
B. Labored ✔️✔️
C. Regular
D. Deep
Which device is used when severe facial trauma prevents oral airway placement?
A. Nasopharyngeal airway
B. Oropharyngeal airway
C. Surgical airway ✔️✔️
D. Face mask
, Which device uses a cuff to seal the trachea?
A. Nasal cannula
B. Endotracheal tube ✔️✔️
C. Oropharyngeal airway
D. Laryngeal mask airway
Which sign suggests hypoxia?
A. Pink skin
B. Cyanosis ✔️✔️
C. Normal breathing
D. Warm lips
Which device is easiest to insert in emergency situations?
A. Endotracheal tube
B. Laryngeal mask airway ✔️✔️
C. Tracheostomy tube
D. Nasal cannula
Which complication can occur during intubation?
A. Hypertension
B. Esophageal intubation ✔️✔️
C. Fever
D. Rash
Which tool is used to visualize the vocal cords during intubation?
A. Thermometer
B. Laryngoscope ✔️✔️
C. Stethoscope
D. Sphygmomanometer
Which patient position aligns oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes?
A. Supine
B. Sniffing position ✔️✔️
C. Sitting upright
D. Prone
Which device is inserted blindly above the glottis for ventilation?
A. Endotracheal tube
B. Laryngeal mask airway ✔️✔️
C. Tracheostomy tube
D. Bronchoscope
Which condition causes rapid swelling of the airway in children?
A. Asthma
B. Epiglottitis ✔️✔️
