NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Airway and Respiration

Your patient is complaining that the air coming into their airway is cold. What organ is letting her down?
  1. Larynx
  2. Nose
  3. Turbinates
  4. Pharynx
Explanation
Answer - C - The organ that is letting your patient down is the turbinates. The function of turbinates is to warm and humidify air as it moves into the airway.
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