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10-04-2010, 09:56 AM
when giving ER orders, what does one mean by stat?
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10-04-2010, 10:08 AM
Defenitely a dumb question.

STAT: Medical term used to imply urgent or rush." The term is derived from the Latin word "statim" which means immediately.



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