Heartsaver First Aid Part I Progress Indicator: Question 3 of 22 3.  A patient has sustained a closed head injury with significant nasal bleeding.  A jaw thrust maneuver has been performed to open the airway.  The patient has an intact gag reflex.  Which of the following is the next most appropriate action? Choices: Insert a nasopharyngeal airway. Insert a size 0 oropharyngeal airway. Suction secretions/blood from airway. Supply supplemental oxygen by a bag-mask device.