If vomiting and aspiration is a concern with a patient who needs an airway in place,which of the following airways would best protect the patient's airway?
A) Nosopharyngeal airway
B) Oropharyngeal airway
C) Laryngeal mask airway
D) a and b

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The laryngeal mask airway (LMA)is designed to seal the esophagus,preventing gastric aspiration while providing a patent airway for positive-pressure ventilation to the trachea.It is a small triangular-shaped inflatable mask that is secured to a tube.The LMA is designed to be inserted such that once the mask is inflated,the tip rests against the upper esophageal sphincter and the sides face into the pyriform fossae,lying just under the base of the tongue.

If Vomiting and Aspiration Is a Concern with a Patient