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Oropharyngeal airway use in paediatric patients
An oropharyngeal airway can relieve upper airway obstructions in an unconscious child without an intact gag reflex. Select size from incisors/centre of the mouth to the angle of the jaw, insert the correct way up under direct vision using a tongue depressor. Incorrect sizing or insertion may worsen obstruction or cause trauma, gagging, vomiting and aspiration risk.
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