If you are unable to orotracheally intubate a patient due to massive maxillofacial trauma and severe oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal bleeding, you would MOST likely have to perform:
A) nasotracheal intubation.
B) a needle or surgical cricothyrotomy.
C) pharmacologically assisted intubation.
D) digital (tactile) intubation.
Answer: B) a needle or surgical cricothyrotomy.
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