In patient resuscitation, what device is used as an airway adjunct?

• A. MOUTH PIECE OR BVM
• B. CPR MASK
• C. AMBU BAG
• D. ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE

Answer: (A)

An airway adjunct in resuscitation is a noninvasive tool that sits between the rescuer and the patient’s airway to help deliver breaths without placing an invasive tube. A mouthpiece allows the rescuer to give breaths with a barrier and a seal, which reduces exposure and makes mouth-to-mouth ventilation feasible. A bag-valve-mask setup (Ambu bag with a mask) provides positive-pressure breaths with a reservoir, making ventilation during chest compressions more reliable and efficient. These devices are used early in resuscitation to ventilate the patient before any definitive airway is secured. An endotracheal tube is an invasive airway, placed when a definitive airway is required, not an adjunct. An Ambu bag is another term for a bag-valve-mask system, but the combination “mouth piece or BVM” best captures the typical airway adjuncts used in noninvasive resuscitation ventilation.