Class 5 includes which group?

Class 5 includes which group?

• A. Infants
• B. Outpatients
• C. Non medical attendants
• D. Ambulatory

Answer: (B)

Class 5 refers to patients who are treated without being admitted to a bed—outpatients. They come to a facility for visits, tests, or procedures and leave the same day, so they don’t require overnight or inpatient care. This makes them a distinct population in patient movement planning, focused on transportation and care without the need for a hospital bed. Infants are a pediatric demographic with specific care needs and would fall under different handling considerations. Non medical attendants are people accompanying patients, not patients themselves, so they aren’t categorized as a patient class. Ambulatory describes the ability to walk or move about, which is a condition rather than a class designation; outpatients may be ambulatory, but the formal classification in this context is those who are treated without admission.

Class 5 refers to patients who are treated without being admitted to a bed—outpatients. They come to a facility for visits, tests, or procedures and leave the same day, so they don’t require overnight or inpatient care. This makes them a distinct population in patient movement planning, focused on transportation and care without the need for a hospital bed.

Infants are a pediatric demographic with specific care needs and would fall under different handling considerations. Non medical attendants are people accompanying patients, not patients themselves, so they aren’t categorized as a patient class. Ambulatory describes the ability to walk or move about, which is a condition rather than a class designation; outpatients may be ambulatory, but the formal classification in this context is those who are treated without admission.