Why do we say "Stat" when we want something done quickly? (and what "Wiki" actually means)
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The first references of the practice of shortening “statim” to “stat” came to us from physicians in the nineteenth century, with the first known documented instance of this appearing in Lessons on Prescriptions by W.H. Griffith (1875).
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you answer questions I didn't even know I had!
When this is you're job, it's amazing what random things you come across or otherwise wonder while just doing every day things. :-)
Autocorrect get ya?
your*
gotcha! Now tell us where the term "Grammar Nazi" originated
You should visit CGI (the company not the script) in Århus once. We really have odd people with odd knowledge. And the mental asylum is nearby.
TIFO - Subject idea: When/how did "He didn't make it" change from 'not creating something' to mean 'someone died'? ~Bryan.
I'm going to pretend "www." stands for Wiki-Wiki Web from now on. That is more fun!
And just imagine ukelele sounds going along with it.
When I loaded this video it had 320 likes and 0 dislikes. Never seen anything or any video with those STATS. I say we lynch the 4 banana jugglers who put 4 dislikes on the vid. You fucking rock Simon.
Thanks!
I guess the people here came to this video Wiki-wiki.
Keep Rockin' Simon. All great stuff. TIFO makes each day a little more interesting.
If you guys say so, it must be true. I remember learning STAT meant immediately in Latin, but I was CERTAIN I learned that it stood for "speedy turn around time" long ago. I have yet to find anything to support that, I wish I could remember where I heard it. Thanks for settling this for me.
It's just a case of someone making up a reverse acronym to explain something they didn't understand.
Awesome! I've been wanting that question answered for ages!
I'm going to be a hard liner on correctly saying Dr.Seuss's name to piss people off
I tried that with Caesar for a while. Original pronounciation was Kaisar. It's effective at pissing off.
And again the Germans pronounce that one correctly too.
Like the brevity of this one gets the facts and keeps it rolling
When working with my doctor, he told us that STAT stood for 'Short Turnaround Time' usually referring to lab test.
Honestly the main thing that blew me away in this video is Dr. Seuss is pronounce Dr. Zoice.
brilliant! love your vdos mate! short and to the point! good on u!
Sooner Than Already There
In Canada (other countries too?) stat can also be short for Statutory Holiday, meaning a holiday in which your employer must pay you the day's wages regardless of whether you work (commonly abbreviated on pay stubs as 'stat pay') and pay overtime for the hours you do work on that day or any time over than 32 hours over the whole week. It's usually a way of incentivizing employers to offer time off to employees on irregular schedules, or reward those who are forced to work on holidays with what adds up to double-time-and-a-half.
Can you do the history on Shave and a Haircut knock?
the story behind the phrase "get there before the rush" would make a short interesting video. Also "to the bitter end"
If I catcalled Simon, would I have whistled at a Whistler?
I work in a hospital lab, and STAT is spelled out as "Shortened Turn-Around Time", referring to tests that have a shorter allowed turn-around time on reporting it before I get alerted that it needs to get done. It's a good example of creating an acronym where none existed I suppose.
That is a case of a doctor thinking he is smarter than he is, and making up "shortened turn around time" to sound like he has an idea what he is talking about, without learning the Latin that his profession was based on. Now you know. Doctors are no smarter than most "intelligent" people. :)
+David Bopper That is BS. Every profession uses terminology that is exclusive to their own daily operations. This person said they worked in a hospital lab, for all you know a lab tech or lab assistant thought of the acronym, because they were tired of repeatedly writing the full term, that is how many short forms are born. You are just demonstrating your hangups about those who have more letters after their name. The original poster alluded to a benign subject matter in a balanced way, he/she presented zero notions about the intelligence of those who create, understand or use acronyms and those who don't. ALL professions use them in some form or another.
I looked back through the SOPs but couldn't find a mention of what I was talking about. The couple places Stat testing TAT is mentioned, it's referred to as that or just Stat TAT. Someone might have realized the mistake and corrected it, maybe even after seeing this video. :) And to be fair, the SOP would've been written by a lab tech and reviewed by a pathologist.
Barcelona Chair The full word... STATIM is too long? You must be high.
David Beppler you must not be too smart? The point is, repeatedly writing, the FULL term over and over is too long. The person said "shortened turn around time". That is the medical jargon you were referring to. Check your comment.
Yay, a short 'n' to-the-point vid!
Bonus facts, bonus facts everywhere! :)
bonus bonus fact. The word "Seuss" (i.e. "soose" to rhyme with goose) (סוס) is Hebrew for "horse"
RUclips is a thing, You do RUclips, You do a thing.
Wow.. wandered a bit but awesome!
When I want something done quick, I say ASAP...
Roy Riederer as soon as possible
Anton Helsgaun That's what it means...
+Roy Riederer
Calling someone a sap is just rude. Words can hurt. ~
im more then just a sapling
Roy Riederer what did you assume it meant?
Mind blown... thrice!
Hey, you didn't force imperial units on your viewers today! Congratulations!
Love this one!!!
Much like GIF. The creator of the word pronounces it as jiff, but people persist on calling it as "gif" and thus the pronunciation caught on.
i was always under the impression STAT was an acronym for Sooner Than Already There
Wikipedia becoming synonymous with being inaccurate.
Haha yeah :D
Owen Fitzgerald
Thats because of all the Progressives who think that they can alter reality if they change the definition of words.
Thats coz they allow retards to edit it. Also Wiki has become the 1st google search hit I never click on.
Never heard that term before...
David Verner stopped correcting people when they called him David
Vernon. And again when they shortened David to Dai (pronounced "day").
And again when they started pronouncing Dai as "Die". When asked which
of "Day" or "Die" was correct, he would say "Eether -- or eyether."
"We" don't.
Surgeons do.
"We" are not surgeons. ;)
I have never known Stat to mean quick or ever heard it used, where do people use this term? obviously not in Australia
I feel like I've heard Simon say the thing about wiki-wiki before.
Lately I've been addicted to this channel. I need a daily dose of useless facts!
Accumulation of knowledge is almost never useless in my experience. :-)
Today I Found Out It does help in conversation
Today I Found Out
If you start posting Sources, It'd give another boost to the growing fellowship we have here. Just something to consider.
Daven, that's right. Whenever I stumble upon something I think I should know more about I look it up and read about it for at least 20 minutes that can often go into an hour or more.
Also, I look up the correct pronunciation for names and other terms, at least in European languages.
+1 Sub! Also can you explain why some people get mouth sores?
Herpes Simplex can be the cause...
Why do we say stat? We dont. Its only ever said in films and such where the content is all made up
I know a German dude that read the words "Dr. Seuss" once and said "Who's Zoice?"
Speaking of the pronunciation of people's names: John Cleese's family name used to be Cheese before his dad changed it to avoid ridicule. As such, it rhymes with cheese, as opposed to rhyming with geese. Today you found out.
Cool video sir
I have never used or heard of the use of the word stat
Same here. The usual word in Australia is ASAP.
If you watch a lot of medical shows on TV, that's where you're most likely to hear it. It's most commonly used in medical settings, especially emergency rooms or operating rooms. "ASAP" (As Soon As Possible) is a lot more relaxed than "stat" (note the "as possible" component), and is more commonly used in military or business settings.
+Red Whovian
What's not what?
1:55 typo on second "Seuss"
Let's not forget the acronym that puts STAT and ASAP to shame... STP (Sooner Than Possible). Doctors that I have worked with prefer this turn around time.
no clips from the movie "short circuit"? "I need it done now...stat!" " what does stat even mean?" "...I dont know"
I work in the medical profession and we don't say stat we say now.if anybody says stat we don't let them live it down.:)
at a minute 55 or so...I think Mr. Geisel's name only has one "e"...none at the end.
Is it me;
or has he said wiki so many times that is just sounds weird now..?
wiki-wiki wiki
nice one...
Never heard of it.
Didn't you already do a video on what wiki was?
Might have mentioned it in a quick fact somewhere. We keep close track of main topics, but occasionally forget when we've already mentioned a certain quick fact in some video. :-)
Today I Found Out Oh, I wasn't sure about it having been mentioned before. I just felt that I've seen it before in this channel. Might be wrong though!
The sides of your glasses blend with the background...
OK do a presidents style video on slang words that's a good video I'd watch idc what words you guys choose lol
actually any word has probably a huge history holy crap that's an extremely large video nevermind
Huh, I _did_ wonder about stat.
Always wondered about "stat". Now I know...............
Haha I knew about thanks to Daniel tosh
I always thought we say "asap"?
ozdergecko both are used and ASAP means as soon as possible
ok, i've heart "stat" for the first time. I already knew what the acronym asap stands for, but thanks again.
I thought we said ASAP!
Free waffles...and stuff!
Hey Today I Found Out, I was wondering where you guy(s) are based in. Assuming you run the show from home, where exactly do you live? is it the UK or the US? if not, where does one with an English accent such as yourself reside and run Today I Found Out??
the random fact is much longer than the main topic for the video lol
so pretty much 'you guys are too stupid. fine, its Wick-ee.' and 'fine im dr. soos whatever'
I don't know why but on the newest RUclips on a S7 Edge, your videos freeze, the audio keeps going but the video stops. I have to jump back a bit to fix it. only happens on your videos (wifi and 4g).
Because it's Latin for statum meaning now
I hadn’t heard the word until I went to nursing school. Needing something or something performed “stat” is a common term in medical environments. (And frankly, I’ve seen it abused much too often for unimportant medical matters.) It’s supposed to be used sparingly, kind of like not crying wolf.
A more important question might be; 'Is this expression used outside of the US and if no then why the hell should we care?' Also, by way of making up for my snarkiness and as we are talking about mispronunciation too it seems, Did you know that Mount Everest should be pronounced Mount Eve-Rest (as in Adam and Eve) as that is how the man whom it was named after (Sir George Everest) pronounced his name.
I just say now. No explanation needed.
Have a shot every time he Says wiki
So _stat-stat_ means _very now_.
Never heard of stat.
Zoice, also rhymes with Noice
Why do lumberjacks yell timber when a tree is falling?
Isn't it ironic that saying wiki-wiki takes longer than just saying wiki
Because short circuit is the best film ever made.
number five alive!
Hey lazer lips! Your momma was a snowblower!
I have to watch that movie again now.
Life is not a malfunction
dave lowe Stephanie has nice software.
Is it not "shortest turn-around time"?
No. It's from the Latin, as explained in the video. It's commonly used in medical settings, so it's not surprising it's from Latin.
Chef Boiardi changed the spelling of his name to prevent mispronunciation. Which failed, since it's supposed to be "boy-AR-dee".
Because it's Latin, statum (aka stat) means now
Make America Great Again
Slithering Pear That's also in the works.
Royal Insanity Wrong.
Turns out, I've been pronouncing Wiki right. My mom says it "wick-ee".
And my theory on the pronunciation of Seuss is correct.
lessons in pronunciation from a guy who pronounces bidet as "bee-day" and peso as "pee-so"
Good video but the music is unnecessary and distracting.
What about asap?
That's just short for "as soon as possible"
ManyEnraged idiot
My dad says stat a lot
I only use cito, as I am not that demanding, but the result is the same. Nobody understands me.
I thought it was Wikipedia
Wiki quickie.
i think u love blue
I thought Wiki was "What I Know Is"
Because stat means at once in Latin...
it comes from 'ad statim'.
Never, ever, seen it used in English. I assume they had nothing else to do and found it in an old 19th C dictionary.
same here
I think they may be confusing it with Stet ; which is a printers remark to say ;Let it remain . Used when something is crossed out by mistake and your want the cross out to be ignored.
IanRM People say it somewhat commonly over here.
Jonathan K. Where is "over here"? I am from the UK and lived in the USA.
it's used by the medical personnel to express the urgency
That's wiki-wiki-wack.
Why is a stomach bug called a stomach bug?
Snapple and Cats Because it wouldn't make much sense to call it a foot bug.
Primalxbeast why call viruses bugs at all? :p
Computer viruses & glitches have always been called called bugs, so over time people began calling human biological viruses & glitches "bugs" too.
Stethacan Thus that was my theory, but my friend said computer bugs and viruses weren't the same thing? :/
Viruses are not called bugs. Glitches and errors are called bugs, but I have never heard malware and viruses be referred to as bugs.
Man watching video in 60fps is kind of unnerving.
grow a pair
Kiwi.
Who says "stat" when they want something done quickly??? You're just making things up now...
Why does some poo float and some sink?
you look like a bearded Johnny Sins :|
11th
I have never heard of stat and I have a professional background and live in the UK. Simon is a typical London wanker (which does not mean that all Londoners are wankers just the wankers).