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emergency medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention
Examples of emergency medicine in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
While the body normally cools itself by sweating, during extreme heat, this might not be enough and people begin to exhibit symptoms, according to Dr. Cynthia Price, emergency medicine physician at Hartford HealthCare.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
An emergency medicine doctor, Djalali was arrested in 2016 while on an academic visit to Iran.
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Reuters, CNN, 15 June 2024
Meanwhile, there’s a growing tendency in emergency medicine toward quickly ruling out the big, scary conditions such as ischemic heart disease, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis, among others.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Robinson said data disclosures required in the bill could erode the public’s trust in emergency medicine.
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Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of emergency medicine was
in 1966
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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
emergency medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention
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