Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include as part of a community program on aspiration in adults?
A) The use of dentures reduces the risk of aspiration.
B) Alcohol increases the risk of aspiration.
C) The risk of aspiration increases in warm weather.
D) A foreign body is more likely to obstruct both bronchi.
B) Alcohol increases the risk of aspiration.
Explanation: A) Adults over 50 years of age are at increased risk of aspiration, particularly those who wear dentures and drink alcohol.
B) Adults over 50 years of age are at increased risk of aspiration, particularly those who wear dentures and drink alcohol.
C) The incidence of foreign body aspiration in older adults increases during the winter holidays, not warm weather.
D) In adults, a small foreign body is more likely to enter the more vertical right mainstem bronchus.
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