Free BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Practice Question

A flight nurse is managing the airway of a patient who has been involved in a motor vehicle accident and is experiencing significant facial trauma. What is the BEST initial step to ensure a patent airway?

  • Perform a cricothyroidotomy.

  • Administer a paralytic agent to facilitate intubation.

  • Perform a chin lift or jaw thrust maneuver.

  • Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.

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BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) / 
Resuscitation Principles
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