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Aug 15, 2022 · Learn how hospitals define patient conditions like critical, serious, stable, and fair using the American Hospital Association's guidelines. Find out what these terms mean for vital signs, consciousness, and outcome.
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Oct 2, 2014 · Words such as “stable” and “critical” make it into health news all the time, but what do they really mean? In light of the African Ebola epidemic, and the first diagnosis of Ebola on American soil, reporters should understand terms commonly used to describe a patient’s medical state or condition.
condition must result in the inability of the Life Assured to perform (whether aided or unaided) at least 3 of the 6 “Activities of Daily Living” for a continuous period of at least 6 months.
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Critical. Vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient may be unconscious. Indicators are unfavorable. Dead. Vital signs have ceased. Patient has died. Other terms used include grave, extremely critical, critical but stable, serious but stable, guarded, [3] and satisfactory .
Oct 16, 2015 · Critical: Vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient may be unconscious. Indicators are unfavorable. Those guidelines also tell hospitals to only communicate their patients'...
What is critical condition? If a patient is in critical condition, that patient is under serious medical duress, and one or multiple of their vital signs, including but not limited to respiration, blood pressure, and heart rate, are significantly outside of normal values.
