What can you do to reduce the risk of a gag reflex?
A)Help the patient focus on not gagging.
B)Discuss with your patient ways to prevent gagging.
C)Have your patient hold her breath.
D)Give your patient a cup of ice water to drink to try to reduce tactile stimuli.

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To help reduce the gag reflex,try to reduce tactile stimuli;you should distract your patient,not try to get him or her to focus on preventing gagging;avoid using the term gagging;do not tell the patient to hold his or her breath;you can give your patient a drink of ice water or put salt on his or her tongue.

What Can You Do to Reduce the Risk of a Gag