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A Patient Is Admitted to the Emergency Department Comatose and Apneic

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A patient is admitted to the emergency department comatose and apneic with suspected head and neck injuries after falling from a roof. Which equipment will the nurse anticipate needing for emergency airway maintenance?


A) Nasal endotracheal (ET) tube
B) Oral ET tube
C) Tracheostomy tube
D) Oropharyngeal airway

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