An oropharyngeal airway device and method, including inserting a nasopharyngeal airway means in a collapsed configuration through one of the nares, nasal cavity and nasopharynx and into the pharynx to locate an expandable body in a collapsed configuration in the pharynx substantially around the glottis, epiglottis and laryngeal opening and expanding the nasopharyngeal airway means and the expandable body from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration to create the oropharyngeal airway through the nasopharyngeal airway means and expandable body.