// EMT Question · Airway, Respiration & Ventilation
A nasopharyngeal airway is contraindicated in patients with:
A. A history of epistaxis
B. A suspected basilar skull fractureCorrect
C. An intact gag reflex
D. COPD
// Rationale
A nasopharyngeal airway may enter the cranial cavity in a basilar skull fracture; use caution.