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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An off-duty emergency room physician was in the area and conducted an assessment on Shapiro, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
The entire first season of the new procedural takes place over a grueling fifteen-hour shift in the hospital’s emergency room.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Just over 9% of all emergency room visits in Arkansas during the week ending Jan. 11 were for flu, COVID or RSV symptoms.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The skirmish sent Thomas and San Leandro city Councilmember Corina Lopez to the emergency room; each of them filed police reports after the incident, authorities said.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
The entire first season of the new procedural takes place over a grueling fifteen-hour shift in the hospital’s emergency room.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Just over 9% of all emergency room visits in Arkansas during the week ending Jan. 11 were for flu, COVID or RSV symptoms.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The skirmish sent Thomas and San Leandro city Councilmember Corina Lopez to the emergency room; each of them filed police reports after the incident, authorities said.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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