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Nasopharyngeal Airway
A nasopharyngeal airway is a soft tube passed through the nose to hold the upper airway open when a patient's tongue or soft tissue threatens to obstruct it. Trained responders reach for one because it's usually tolerated even when a patient still has a gag reflex, which is the practical difference from an oropharyngeal (Guedel) airway. This range suits ambulance and event medics, remote-site responders, and RTOs teaching airway management.
How to choose a nasopharyngeal airway
Sizing matters more than anything else here. Nasopharyngeal airways are graded by internal diameter in millimetres and by length, so the right choice depends on the patient in front of you. The single Nasopharyngeal Airway is stocked in sizes 5.0 to 8.0 mm internal diameter, and the Nasopharyngeal Airway Set holds a graded run of sizes for kits that need to cover any patient. Both are airway adjuncts for use by responders trained in their insertion.
Stock the airway shelf from one supplier
Stock these alongside Guedel oral airways and the broader resuscitation equipment range, with phone advice on sizing whenever a patient falls between two of them. For where airway adjuncts sit in a workplace kit, see our guide to workplace first aid compliance.
Always read the instructions for use.
Nasopharyngeal Airway
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Product Code:126843
Nasopharyngeal Airway Set (4)
Regular price $75.10Regular priceUnit price per
A nasopharyngeal airway is a soft tube passed through the nose to hold the upper airway open when a patient's tongue or soft tissue threatens to obstruct it. Trained responders reach for one because it's usually tolerated even when a patient still has a gag reflex, which is the practical difference from an oropharyngeal (Guedel) airway. This range suits ambulance and event medics, remote-site responders, and RTOs teaching airway management.
How to choose a nasopharyngeal airway
Sizing matters more than anything else here. Nasopharyngeal airways are graded by internal diameter in millimetres and by length, so the right choice depends on the patient in front of you. The single Nasopharyngeal Airway is stocked in sizes 5.0 to 8.0 mm internal diameter, and the Nasopharyngeal Airway Set holds a graded run of sizes for kits that need to cover any patient. Both are airway adjuncts for use by responders trained in their insertion.
Stock the airway shelf from one supplier
Stock these alongside Guedel oral airways and the broader resuscitation equipment range, with phone advice on sizing whenever a patient falls between two of them. For where airway adjuncts sit in a workplace kit, see our guide to workplace first aid compliance.