In a unit numbering system, each time a patient is admitted, he or she is assigned a new patient number, but the record is always filed under the original patient number assigned.

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In a unit numbering system, each patient is assigned a unique number upon first admission, and this number is used for all subsequent admissions, meaning the patient's record is continuously updated under this same number, not a new one each time.

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