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A&O

A&O is the initialism of alert and oriented.

Meaning of alert and oriented

Phrase

alert and oriented

  1. A medical notation commonly used in emergency situations or with dementia patients when assessing a person's level of consciousness and awareness, providing a first impression as to whether a person is cognitively impaired or able to make decisions for themselves; can be determined in tandem with an A&O assessment.

Words formed from A&O

Questions about A&O

What is A&O the initialism of?
A&O is the initialism of alert and oriented.

Words near A&O in the dictionary

  1. A"H
  2. A&A
  3. A&B
  4. A&E
  5. A&M
  6. A&O
  7. A&O assessment
  8. A&P
  9. A&R
  10. A&S
  11. a'

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Adapted from Wiktionary: A&O (page history and authors); alert and oriented (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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