emergency access
Urgent backup entrance
Emergency access is the ability to enter a place, system, or resource during urgent situations when normal entry methods are unavailable or too slow.
Buildings have emergency access points for firefighters; computer systems have emergency access protocols when administrators are locked out.
The term often appears in healthcare, where emergency access to medical records can be critical: The ER physician requested emergency access to her medication history.
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- evacuation routePlanned emergency exit path
- crash barDoor-opening push mechanism
- master keyLock opener for all doors
- security codeNumeric access credential
keypad entry · override · authorized personnel · forced entry · panic button · break glass · trauma center · key · break · door · alarm · push · barrier · gate · accessibility · first aid kit · clearways · entry
- rights-of-wayeasement, passage, corridor, pathway, throughway
- airfieldsrunway, runways, hangar, hangars, control tower
- breaking inbreak-in, burglary, crowbar, forced entry, breaking and entering
- health policypublic health policy, health policy, healthcare policy, Affordable Care Act, health legislation
- lease termslease term, rental agreement, lease, rental contract, rent payment
- Corridorsroad, highway, railway, railroad, canal
emergency accessopen access
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public access · general admission · free entry · main entrance · front door