{"Page SDG":"SDG03 Good health and well-being","Page URL":"https://www.appropedia.org/NREMT_Skillset/Oropharyngeal_Airway_Placement","Page authors":"User:GSTC","Page description":"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oropharyngeal_airway Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA)] - The OPA is a curved, rigid channel that is placed in the patient's mouth and oropharynx. In addition to manual airway maneuvers, it can provide a patent (unobstructed/clear) airway in the unresponsive patient by supporting the base of the tongue and providing a protected channel.","Page keywords":"medical, trauma","Page language":"en","Page parent":"NREMT Skillset","Page root":"NREMT Skillset","Page title":"NREMT Skillset/Oropharyngeal Airway Placement","Page views":"512","Page year":"Wednesday, 01-Jan-20 00:00:00 UTC","SELF acting roles":"EMT, emergency medical technician, paramedic","SELF body systems":"respiratory system","SELF pathologies":"congenital, hypoxia, compromised airway","Modification date":"Friday, 18-Sep-26 12:36:06 UTC"}