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A soft, flexible uncuffed tube placed through the nasal passages so that the distal tip rests in the nasopharynx. It is used to maintain the free passage of air to and from the lungs in patients with facial trauma or lockjaw or in nearly comatose patients who are breathing spontaneously. Before the tube is inserted, the proper length is determined by comparing it to the distance from the tip of the patient’s nose to the earlobe. The diameter should match that of the patient’s smallest finger.<\/p>\n

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A soft, flexible uncuffed tube placed through the nasal passages so that the distal tip rests in the nasopharynx. It is used to maintain the free passage of air to and from the lungs in patients with facial trauma or lockjaw or in nearly comatose patients who are breathing spontaneously. Before the tube is inserted, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-n"],"yoast_head":"\nNasopharyngeal airway - Definition of Nasopharyngeal airway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A soft, flexible uncuffed tube placed through the nasal passages so that the distal tip rests in the nasopharynx. 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