on hospital tv shows, why do they say STAT when they're rushing?

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what does stat mean?

2007-02-07 07:34:48 · 5 answers · asked by yael_a2 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television

According to wikipedia.org, STAT is an abbreviation of the Latin statim, a medical term meaning "immediately"

2007-02-07 07:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Stat means ASAP and they want you to think that it is like that in real life, to make it look real.

2007-02-07 16:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by Tigerluvr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The term is from the Latin word statim which means immediately.

2007-02-07 15:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by abmom1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It means immediately.

2007-02-07 15:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by Brad M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it means shake that as$ tootsie

2007-02-07 15:59:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋