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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The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department advised anyone bitten or scratched by a bat or other wild animal to promptly clean the wound with soap and water, then contact a physician or go to the emergency room.
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Kelli Arseneau,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Usually, fewer than 50 people go to the emergency room each day for throat pain, and fewer than 20 people for smoke inhalation, the department said.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The 78-page federal whistleblower lawsuit was filed by former Heritage Valley Sewickley emergency room nurses Samantha Gallo and Jennifer Duckett.
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Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Patients with serious mental illnesses arrive at psychiatric hospitals because first responders have committed them for involuntary treatment or emergency room staff have transferred them there for care.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
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Kelli Arseneau,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Usually, fewer than 50 people go to the emergency room each day for throat pain, and fewer than 20 people for smoke inhalation, the department said.
—
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The 78-page federal whistleblower lawsuit was filed by former Heritage Valley Sewickley emergency room nurses Samantha Gallo and Jennifer Duckett.
—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Patients with serious mental illnesses arrive at psychiatric hospitals because first responders have committed them for involuntary treatment or emergency room staff have transferred them there for care.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for emergency room
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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