critical care medicine
How To Insert an Oropharyngeal Airway
Contraindications for Oropharyngeal Airway
Absolute contraindications Consciousness or presence of a gag reflex Relative contraindications Insertion of an oropharyngeal airway may not be feasible in some settings, such as Oral trauma Trismus (restriction of mouth opening including spasm of muscles of mastication) Nasopharyngeal airways may be used instead. 