Nasopharyngeal airway
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nasopharyngeal-airway-176-15016220
title:
Nasopharyngeal airway
text:
In medicine, a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA), nasal trumpet, or nose hose, is a type of airway adjunct, a tube that is designed to be inserted through the nasal passage down into the posterior pharynx to secure an open airway. It was introduced by Hans Karl Wendl in 1958. When a patient becomes unconscious, the muscles in the jaw commonly relax and can allow the tongue to slide back and obstruct the airway. This makes airway management necessary, and an NPA is one of the available tools. The purpo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasopharyngeal_airway
date created:
2005-07-22T06:17:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:32:42Z
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