Re: Critical but stable

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:44:31 +0100, "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Peter Duncanson wrote...
Wikipedia has an article on this subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_state
...
most NHS Trusts will specify some[4] or all[5] of the following
phrases in their guidance;
...
* Critical
* Critical but stable
...
Thank you, Peter. I think it's very sad that established authorities
perpetuate the bad language they never learnt to recognize.

I sympathise with your point but I also sympathise with the authorities.
They need to have words and phrases that communicate the desired general
concepts to the general public. These words and phrases need not be
pedant-proof.

At least they aren't using a colour code for the conditions.

Let's see what I can invent:

Black: Deceased
Double Red: Critical
Red: Critical but stable
Double Amber: Stable
Amber: Satisfactory
Green-Amber: Comfortable
Green: Progressing well
White: Discharged

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in uk.culture.language.english)
.

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