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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On May 2, 2022, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received reports of child abuse when a 2-year-old was rushed to the emergency room in critical condition.
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 6 June 2025
With urban centers housing millions, the threat is not only environmental but medical, affecting emergency room capacities and potentially increasing mortality rates.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
But that type of medication by itself isn’t strong enough to keep someone out of the emergency room if the asthma attack is severe, Dr. David Bernstein, an immunologist who is a professor in the division of immunology, allergy and rheumatology at the University of Cincinnati, said.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Medics stabilized Wirt before taking him to Monument Health — the only hospital in Rapid City with an emergency room — where he was treated over two days.
—Arielle Zionts, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 6 June 2025
With urban centers housing millions, the threat is not only environmental but medical, affecting emergency room capacities and potentially increasing mortality rates.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
But that type of medication by itself isn’t strong enough to keep someone out of the emergency room if the asthma attack is severe, Dr. David Bernstein, an immunologist who is a professor in the division of immunology, allergy and rheumatology at the University of Cincinnati, said.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Medics stabilized Wirt before taking him to Monument Health — the only hospital in Rapid City with an emergency room — where he was treated over two days.
—Arielle Zionts, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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