// EMT Question · Airway, Respiration & Ventilation
A patient with a stoma is in respiratory distress. You should:
A. Ventilate through the mouth
B. Ventilate through the stomaCorrect
C. Place an OPA
D. Perform abdominal thrusts
// Rationale
Laryngectomy patients breathe through the stoma; ventilate through the stoma to be effective.