Airway management is the medical process of ensuring there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, as well as ensuring the lungs are safe from aspiration. Airway management is a primary consideration in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid.
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