What blood glucose level is required to be transported to a rehab/substance abuse facility?

Transporting a patient to a rehab or substance abuse facility typically requires ensuring their safety, which includes evaluating their blood glucose levels. The most appropriate range for blood glucose levels that allows for safe transportation to a rehab facility is 60-250 mg/dL.

A blood glucose level of 60 mg/dL is on the lower end of the normal range and indicates that the patient is not hypoglycemic, whereas 250 mg/dL, although higher than normal, still does not generally pose an immediate threat to the patient's ability to be transported safely, assuming other indicators of health are stable.

Other options either fall outside this acceptable range or indicate conditions that could compromise the patient’s stability. For example, a level of 40-100 mg/dL might include hypoglycemic values, posing significant risks during transport; seeing that the threshold of 60 mg/dL is necessary as a minimum for safety. The range of 70-300 mg/dL is too broad and includes potentially dangerous high values that may need urgent medical intervention prior to transport. 60-100 mg/dL is also not sufficiently broad to account for certain patients who may have a higher glucose level but still be stable.

Thus, the range of 60-250 mg