"stat"? What does that mean?

[chaska]

Message to mayors, city councils, police chiefs and street cops of America: It is NOT UP TO YOU whether or not Ameticans get to peaceably gather, protest, discuss, play music, use megaphones or wear masks. It's up to a document, ratified 224 years ago, called the US Constitution. This is really not a difficult concept, so pleas get it together, stat. Sincerely, The People United.

Google is givin' me nothin' that make any sense.

[grasswire]

stat means "immediately"

used most often in medical situations

[chaska]

2. Thanks, GW.

[Capitalocracy]

9. That's a phrase I never thought I'd see on DU.

;)

[Whisp]

1. I think it means asap.

usually in reference to emergency room orders.

not sure, just my guess

[Obamanaut]

8. ASAP is not necessarily 'immediately' as some people say. If the request cannot be

responded to for two or three hours (for example), the 'as soon as possible' was that two/three hour delay.

[Obamanaut]

10. self delete, wrong place

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. It is a shortening of the latin word statim

[Orrex]

4. It means statistic

As in "4 out of 5 people won't think that this joke is funny."

[redqueen]

5. From the latin 'statim' - immediately. (nt)

[kestrel91316]

6. In medical terms, more immediate than "immediate". Like: yesterday!!

[Avalux]

7. Yep, when someone says "stat" it's serious. n/t