It would be appropriate to insert a nasopharyngeal airway in patients who:
A) are unresponsive with multiple facial bone fractures.
B) have an altered mental status with an intact gag reflex.
C) are semiconscious with active vomiting and cyanosis.
D) have CSF leakage from the nose and are semiconscious.
Answer: B) have an altered mental status with an intact gag reflex.
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