You have been ventilating the patient with an oropharyngeal airway and bag-valve mask. Suddenly the patient regains consciousness and starts to gag. Your immediate action should be to:

a. leave the airway in but stop ventilations.
b. remove the airway.
c. suction the airway.
d. reassure and calm the patient.


Answer: b

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