emergency room
Hospital urgent care
The emergency room is the hospital department that handles urgent medical cases—injuries, sudden illnesses, and life-threatening conditions requiring immediate attention.
Often abbreviated ER: We rushed him to the emergency room after the accident.
Also called the emergency department.
In British English, casualty or A&E (accident and emergency).
Severity-based prioritization
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
- trauma teamEmergency medical response group
trauma bay · hemorrhage · fracture · concussion · laceration · wounds · sutures · intubation
Heart-shocking medical device
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- crash cartEmergency medical supply cart
monitors · oxygen mask · stretcher · hospital bed · suture kit · splint · cast · pulse oximeter
Severity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- chest compressionsRhythmic pressure on sternum
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- intubationPlacing airway tube
suturing · defibrillation · cardiopulmonary · stabilize · blood draw · X-ray · CT scan · sedation
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- EMSCrisis medical responders
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- admissionEntry or confession
check-in · insurance card · medical history · vital signs · chief complaint · walk-in · wheelchair · sirens
Split in hard material
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- sprainLigament stretch injury
contusion · poisoning · overdose · chest pain · stroke · heart attack · anaphylaxis · asthma attack
People living somewhere
- attending physicianSenior doctor supervising care
- on-callAvailable when summoned
- surgeonsDoctors performing operations
- triage nurseClinician who ranks patient urgency
medical staff · orderlies · charge nurse · specialists · radiologist · anesthesiologist · social worker · chaplain
triage
Severity-based prioritization
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
trauma team · trauma bay · hemorrhage · fracture · concussion · laceration · wounds · sutures · intubation · chest tube
defibrillator
Heart-shocking medical device
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
- IVVein-delivered medication method
crash cart · monitors · oxygen mask · stretcher · hospital bed · suture kit · splint · cast · pulse oximeter · catheter
triage
Severity-based prioritization
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- chest compressionsRhythmic pressure on sternum
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
intubation · suturing · defibrillation · cardiopulmonary · stabilize · blood draw · X-ray · CT scan · sedation · reduction
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- EMSCrisis medical responders
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
admission · check-in · insurance card · medical history · vital signs · chief complaint · walk-in · wheelchair · sirens
fracture
Split in hard material
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
sprain · contusion · poisoning · overdose · chest pain · stroke · heart attack · anaphylaxis · asthma attack · seizure
residents
People living somewhere
- attending physicianSenior doctor supervising care
- on-callAvailable when summoned
- surgeonsDoctors performing operations
triage nurse · medical staff · orderlies · charge nurse · specialists · radiologist · anesthesiologist · social worker · chaplain
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- emergency medicalambulance, EMS, ER, EMT, paramedic
- hospitalshospital, ER, ICU, operating rooms, A&E
- emergencies911, ambulance, ER, paramedic, EMT
- emergency facilitiesfire station, police station, hospital, ER, 911 center
emergency roomwellness visit
Preventive medical appointment
preventive care · walk-in clinic · routine care · routine checkup · annual physical
emergency roomdoctor's appointment
emergency roomprimary care
First-line medical services
family practice · long-term care · home healthcare · hospice care · nursing home
room, emergency, emergent, emergencies, nonemergency, emergently