// PARAMEDIC Question · Advanced Airway & Ventilation
A patient has a tracheostomy tube that is obstructed and cannot be cleared. The next step is to:
A. Remove the tube and replace it
B. Ventilate through the stoma with a BVMCorrect
C. Insert a nasopharyngeal airway
D. Perform a cricothyrotomy above the stoma
// Rationale
If the tracheostomy tube is obstructed and cannot be cleared, ventilate through the stoma while preparing to replace the tube.