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unstable patient
1.) A patient whose physiological status is in fluctuation and for whom emergent, treatment, and/or surgical intervention are anticipated during treatment or evacuation; and the patientÂ’s rapidly changing status and requirements are beyond the standard en route care capability and requires medical/surgical augmentation.
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Term Classification: logistics
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 4-02: Health Service Support, updated July 2012
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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