ER doctor
Acute care specialist
An ER doctor is a physician who works in a hospital emergency room, treating patients with acute injuries and illnesses requiring immediate care.
The term is informal—the formal title is emergency physician or emergency medicine physician.
The ER doctor ordered a CT scan.
ER doctors handle everything from heart attacks to broken bones to overdoses.
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- trauma bayEmergency treatment space for critical patients
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- triage nurseClinician who ranks patient urgency
- life or deathMaximally high stakes
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ER doctorprimary care physician
Main healthcare provider
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