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To determine the appropriately sized OP airway, you should measure from the:

Where is the incision made in a surgical tracheotomy?

Before intubation, you must check and confirm the operation of all the following except:

[Questions 53-60 are a clinical scenario dealing with the same patient. Should you need to refer to the initial information, please re-read the narrative in #53] Resuscitation efforts were successful, and the patient has return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). He is ready to be moved to the ICU. What is the best way to transport the patient within the hospital while still providing ventilatory support?

What is this device? PEEP Valve.png 

What is the name of the part in the image below? obturator.jpg 

Identify the trach tube Shiley XLT Distal.jpg 

While checking and restocking an intubation box, the Miller blade illuminates but the Macintosh blade does not. You replace the batteries, tighten the bulb, and the blade still does not illuminate. What should you do?

Choose the laryngoscope blade that should be placed in the vallecula during intubation

A patient has a size 6 Shiley trach with a non-disposable inner cannula. Which of the following equipment/supplies is NOT necessary for the trach care of this patient?