If you come acrosson-scene of a 56-year-old female patient
experiencing cardiac arrest. The first airway you should administer is the Oropharyngeal
airway. Oropharyngeal airway or oral airway for short is known as a medical
device considered to be an airway adjunct, which is used to open a patient’s
airway and refrain it from being obstructed by the tongue. It prevents the
tongue from covering the epiglottis, which could hinder the patient from
breathing, when a person turns unconscious, the muscles in the jaw relaxes and
allows the tongue to block the airway.