emergency use
When urgently needed
Emergency use describes deploying something—typically a medical product, procedure, or resource—in urgent circumstances before full approval or outside normal protocols.
Government agencies may grant emergency use authorization (EUA) for vaccines or treatments during public health crises: The FDA granted emergency use authorization for the new antiviral.
The phrase implies necessity overriding standard requirements.
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- crisis modeUrgent response condition
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- temporaryLimited in duration
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