emergency room
noun
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care
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After waking up his wife in the middle of the night to take him to the emergency room, Carroll weighed himself.
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Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
On days of high levels of particulate pollution, emergency room visits for persons with asthma and COPD often increase.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
But with reports of extreme nausea, blood clots, and more circulating online, does taking these medications significantly increase your chances of a trip to the emergency room?
—Simon Spichak, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Rates of emergency room visits due to marijuana increased fivefold in adults between the ages of 45 and 64 and nearly 27-fold for people 65 and older during those 13 years, according to the study.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
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Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
On days of high levels of particulate pollution, emergency room visits for persons with asthma and COPD often increase.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
But with reports of extreme nausea, blood clots, and more circulating online, does taking these medications significantly increase your chances of a trip to the emergency room?
—Simon Spichak, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Rates of emergency room visits due to marijuana increased fivefold in adults between the ages of 45 and 64 and nearly 27-fold for people 65 and older during those 13 years, according to the study.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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