GLOSSARY
(Terms and Abbreviations)
ADMISSION - The act of placing an individual under treatment or observation in a medical
center or hospital. The day of admission is the day on which the medical center or hospital
makes a formal acceptance of the patient who is to be provided with room, board, and
continuous nursing service in an area of the hospital where patients normally stay at least
overnight. The admission of a newborn occurs at the time of birth.
ADMISSION, DIRECT FROM OTHER THAN THE EMERGENCY ROOM - Admission to
a medical treatment facility (MTF) that generally provides care in that geographical area;
patient was not admitted through the emergency room.
ADMISSION, DIRECT FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM - Patient admitted via the
Emergency Room of the MTF that generally provides care in that geographical area.
ADMISSION, DIRECT ABSENT SICK - Active Duty Army personnel hospitalized in a
nonmilitary hospital.
AI - Accidentally incurred.
AH - Army hospital.
AMBULATORY PATIENT CARE (APC) - Care provided to any patient with an acute or
chronic condition who receives his care in an outpatient care setting. Ambulatory care
encompasses emergency care, primary care, and specialty care.
ARNG - Army National Guard.
BATTLE CASUALTY - One missing from his unit as a result of death, injury, illness, or
capture that occurred in action. "In action" characterizes the casualty status as having
been the direct result of hostile action; sustained in combat or relating thereto; or sustained
going to or from a combat mission provided that the occurrence was directly related to
hostile action. Included are persons killed or wounded mistakenly or accidentally by
friendly fire directed at a hostile force or what is thought to be a hostile force. However,
injuries due to the elements or self-inflicted wounds and, except in unusual cases, wounds
or death inflicted by a friendly force while the individual is in an AWOL or dropped from rolls
status or has voluntarily absented himself from his place of duty are not to be considered
as sustained in action and thereby not to be interpreted as battle casualties.
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