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[quote=Anonymous]Stabilizing a patient means  giving them medicine/treatments so that their vital signs come back within the normal range, bleeding is controlled, and the person is being oxygenated either on their own or with mechanical ventilation.  Here's a good description from google: 
Here are the patient conditions generally agreed upon, and their definitions: - Good: Vital signs such as pulse, temperature and blood pressure are stable and within normal limits. The patient is conscious and comfortable. His outlook for recovery is good or excellent.

- Fair (also satisfactory or stable): Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. The patient is conscious, but he is uncomfortable or may have minor complications. His outlook is favorable.

- Serious (also poor or guarded): The patient is acutely ill with questionable outlook. Vital signs may be unstable or not within normal limits. A chance for improved outlook. Vital signs are unstable or not within normal limits. There are major complications. Death may be imminent.

As a critical care nurse, I'm fairly sure that stable in Lamar's case means they got him alive to the hospital and he didn't die en route.  He's in a coma, on dialysis (so his vital organs have begun shutting down ie kidneys) and I'm certain on a ventilator.  If he recovers from this, even with severe neuro deficits, I'll be amazed.[/quote]

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