Ettertilstand

Ettertilstand is a Norwegian noun meaning the condition that remains after an event, process, or intervention. It highlights the residual or post-event status rather than the situation during the event itself. The term is used in several domains to describe outcomes, remaining capabilities, or residual effects, and its precise meaning depends on context.

Etymology: from etter meaning "after" and tilstand meaning "state."

Applications: In medicine, ettertilstand describes a patient’s condition following treatment or after an illness, and is often noted in discharge summaries or follow-up assessments to inform prognosis and subsequent care. In engineering, construction, and disaster response, it denotes the state of a structure, system, or site after an incident, maintenance, or remediation work, and is central to risk assessments, repair planning, and safety evaluations. In law and administration, the term may describe the post-incident status used for claims, inspections, or regulatory follow-up.

Documentation: Ettertilstand is typically described qualitatively, but can be recorded with quantitative scales, damage grades, or functionality metrics in inspection reports or medical notes. Observers contrast it with the conditions during the event (the onset or peak phase) and with the initial or pre-event state.

See also: tilstand (condition), ettervirkning (aftereffect), post-incident assessment, residual state, prognosis.