// PARAMEDIC Question · Advanced Airway & Ventilation
A surgical cricothyrotomy is indicated when:
A. BVM ventilation fails and the airway cannot be intubatedCorrect
B. A patient needs routine intubation
C. The patient has a gag reflex
D. The patient has a tracheostomy
// Rationale
Cricothyrotomy is a rescue airway when BVM and intubation fail (can't intubate, can't ventilate).