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Confirming NG tube placement is a critical patient safety practice. Reliability of each method:
| Method | Reliability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Auscultation (air insufflation) | Unreliable | Air sounds can transmit from lung to epigastrium — caused multiple fatal incidents |
| pH testing of aspirate | Most reliable at bedside | Gastric pH ≤ 5.5 confirms gastric placement |
| Bubbling in water | Unreliable | Cannot differentiate gastric from pulmonary placement |
| X-ray confirmation | Gold standard | Used when aspirate cannot be obtained |
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) recommends pH testing as the first-line bedside method. X-ray remains the gold standard when pH is inconclusive.
A person throws balls vertically upward one after another at intervals of 2 s, all with the same speed. For more than two balls to be in the air simultaneously, the throwing speed must be:
Time of flight for one ball $= \dfrac{2u}{g}$.
For more than 2 balls in the air, a third ball is thrown before the first lands, so time of flight $> 4\text{ s}$ (two intervals of 2 s each):
$\dfrac{2u}{g} > 4 \Rightarrow u > 2g = 2 \times 9.8 = 19.6\text{ m/s}$
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