An oral airway, which is used by being inserted into the mouth of a
patient who is suffering from unconsciousness or has lost consciousness
to secure an airway of the patient, is adapted to be used with a tube to
be inserted into the trachea of the patient through the mouth thereof.
The oral air way includes a main body, and an insertion part provided on
the main body. The insertion part is adapted to be inserted into the
trachea of the patient through the mouth thereof so that an appropriate
portion of the insertion part at the side of the distal end thereof comes
into contact with the root of the tongue of the patient to secure the
airway of the patient. The insertion part includes a guide groove for
guiding the tube when the tube is inserted into the trachea of the
patient, and the guide groove has a structure from which the tube can be
separated after the distal end of the tube has been inserted into the
trachea of the patient.