What is the difference between “serious but not life threatening” and “critical but stable” condition??
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Serious but not life-threatening: Breaking a bone, losing a finger, getting shot in the arm. Things that are serious health concerns that require medical attention, but things you aren’t in any real danger of dying from.
Critical but stable: Going into respiratory failure and requiring a ventilator to breathe for you, but your vital signs are within normal limits and you (apart from having a machine breathe for you) are not declining in condition. So you are experiencing a potentially life-threatening illness or trauma, but it is being somewhat mitigated by medical treatment.
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