NREMT Paramedic

Category - Medical

When transferring a patient, you are given orders that the patient is NPO; you understand that this means what?
  1. The patient is not to receive oxygen.
  2. The patient is not to have anything by mouth.
  3. The patient should be restrained.
  4. The patient is not to be sedated.
Explanation
Answer: B - NPO means that a patient is not to have anything by mouth. This could be for a number of reasons; for instance ,the patient might have to have surgery or tests that require him not to have anything in his stomach.
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