Meanings
- uncountablemedicineThe process of medical staff or patients dressing and equipping themselves in preparation for leaving the hospital.
One crew was initially assigned to the emergency operations center, the second to the emergency response team's (ERT's) dress-out area, […]
2007, Philip Jan Rothstein, Disaster Recovery Testing: Exercising Your Contingency Plan2 more examples
On the day of the patient's discharge, the patient will be called to 1 of the 2 dress-out rooms. The patient will be dressed out and then will be escorted to the agent cashier's office where he will pick up the money he had had on account, the valuables he has had in safekeeping, and last, but not least, his ticket and transportation to his home.
1956, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, Traffic In, and Control Of, Narcotics, Barbiturates, and AmphetaminesProper Dress-out. 1. Radiological emergency response team members dressed-out in waterproof gowns and other standard surgical attire. 2. Cuffs and inner gloves are taped for contamination control purposes.
1984, Robert C. Ricks, Hospital Emergency Department Management of Radiation Accidents
Origin
Deverbal from dress out.
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