The cuff of the laryngeal mask airway is deflated by pressing it against a flat surface.
Reproduced with permission from: Murphy MF. Extraglottic devices. In: Manual of Emergency Airway Management, 3rd edition. Walls RM, Murphy MF (Eds). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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