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Emergency
Emergency (pronunciation: /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/) is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation.
Etymology
The term "emergency" is derived from the Latin word "emergere," which means "to arise, bring to light."
Related Terms
- Urgent Care: A category of walk-in clinic focused on the delivery of immediate, non-emergent care in a dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency room.
- Emergency Medicine: A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury.
- Emergency Room: The department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medical and surgical care to patients arriving at the hospital in need of immediate care.
- Emergency Medical Services: A system that provides emergency medical care to people who are in need of immediate medical attention and transport.
- Emergency Management: The organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies.
- Disaster: A serious disruption occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Emergency
- Wikipedia's article - Emergency
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