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Statutory notification
A report of a prescribed incident that is sent from a service provider to a regulatory authority.
Alternative termsNotificationAcute
Symptoms or signs with a sudden onset that worsen quickly.
Aware (consciousness)
When a person is responsive to prompts and is conscious of the environment around them.
Alternative termsAlertConvelescing
Resting in order to get better after an illness or injury.
Alternative termsRecoveringDeterioration
The fact or process of becoming worse.
Extrapyramidal symptoms
A variety of movement disorders such as tardive dyskinesia, akathisia, or bradykinesia, suffered as a result of taking dopamine antagonists, usually antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs, which are often used to control psychosis, especially schizophrenia.
Improvement
The process of making something better or of getting better.
Informed
A process in which people are given important information, including possible risks and benefits, about for example, a medical procedure or treatment.
Mobile
The degree to which a person is capable of moving about their environment.
Alternative termsPhysically mobilePhysically well
Where a person can perform tasks without any physical discomfort.
Pupils equal and reacting to light (PEARL)
An assessment of a person's pupillary reaction in relation to head injuries or brain function.
Sick
Physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy.