In the Month of August, Two Deaths Were Due to Anesthetics

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the month of August, two deaths were due to anesthetics out of the 1,245 anesthetics administered occurred. What is the anesthesia death rate?

• A) 160.6 out of 100,000 patients
• B) 184.3 out of 100,000 patients
• C) 204.8 out of 100,000 patients
• D) 216.4 out of 100,000 patients

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