Definition of emergency room
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care
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In the meantime, patients wait in emergency rooms or hospital beds.
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The 34-year-old man who ate one of the hottest peppers in the world during a contest went to the emergency room with the headaches, the report published Monday in BMJ Case Reports said.
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The attorney general’s office has offered the training for free for years, but just 150 nurses working in Illinois emergency rooms have completed it.
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The pain was excruciating enough that the man went to the emergency room.
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Most incidents occur in emergency rooms where people arrive in an agitated state, drunk or high on drugs, witnesses told the House committee.
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Over in San Francisco, for instance, the staff of smart thermometer maker Kinsa were receiving temperature readings that augured the surge of flu patients in emergency rooms there.
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Traumatic brain injuries affect an estimated 10 million people globally each year; at least 2 million of them are treated in U.S. emergency rooms.
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The mother of four works in several emergency rooms in the Pensacola area.
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First Known Use of emergency room
1886
EMERGENCY ROOM Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of emergency room for English Language Learners
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: a hospital room or area that is used for treating people who need immediate medical care
EMERGENCY ROOM Defined for Kids
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Definition of emergency room for Students
: a room in a hospital with doctors, nurses, and medical equipment for treating people who need medical care immediately
Medical Dictionary
emergency room
medical Definition of emergency room
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons with conditions (as illness or trauma) requiring immediate medical care
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