alert and oriented x3

adjective

The third notation in the Alert & Oriented (A&O) assessment to determine a person's level of consciousness; used to designate that a person knows who they are, where they are, what time it is, but not what is happening to them.

Meanings

adjective

alternative AOx3

  1. medicineThe third notation in the Alert & Oriented (A&O) assessment to determine a person's level of consciousness; used to designate that a person knows who they are, where they are, what time it is, but not what is happening to them.
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