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Appendix

Display the patient's age using the values and formats detailed here. These take into account the range of patient ages whilst economising on the display space used.

Age Lower Unit Higher Unit
< 2 hours Minutes Minutes
< 2 days Hours Hours
< 4 weeks Days Days
< 1 year Weeks Days
< 2 years Months Days
< 18 years Years Months
>= 18 years Years Years

Examples of the display of a patient's age:

Age Lower Unit Higher Unit Display
1 hour 30 minutes Minutes Minutes 90min
1 day 2 hours 5 minutes Hours Hours 26hrs
3 days 17 hours 7 minutes Days Days 3d
27 days 5 hours 2 minutes Days Days 27d
28 days 5 hours 2 minutes Weeks Days 4w
29 days 5 hours 2 minutes Weeks Days 4w 1d
1 year 1 day 5 hours Months Days 12m 1d
1 year 8 days 5 hours Months Days 12m 8d
1 year 39 days 5 hours Months Days 13m 8d
4 years 39 days Years Months 4y 1m