Alternative Names For The Department
Different hospitals use different names for the department - common names for this department are:
- Acute Assessment Unit (AAU)
- Acute Admissions Unit (AAU)
- Acute Medical Unit (AMU)
- Clinical Decision Unit (CDU)
- Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU)
- Emergency Medical Assessment/Admissions Unit (EMAU)
- Medical Assessment and planning unit (MAPU) or, informally, MAP unit - in Australia and New Zealand
- Medical Assessment Unit (MAU)
- Multi speciality Assessment Area (MSAA)
- Medical Receiving Unit (MRU)
- Emergency Receiving Unit (ERU)
In hospitals with Clinical Decisions Units, it is often referred to colloquially as the "can't decide unit", due to the fact that they can be overcrowded easily if Accident and Emergency is full.
The department can also include pharmacists, who carry out duties such as medical history taking.
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