emergency department
Sign in to saveAlso known as accident & emergency, A&E, emergency room, ER, casualty department, ED, hospital ER, hospital emergency room
medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine
Research
519,034 papers- [Emergency department].Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2021
- Violence in the emergency department. Is it a curse?CJEM · 2023
- Our duty to learners in the emergency department.CJEM · 2022
- Emergency Department Nurse Staffing.Annals of emergency medicine · 2017
- Clinical debriefing in the emergency department.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- medical facility
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- FEMA - 18213 - Photograph by Robert Kaufmann taken on 10-25-2005 in Louisiana.jpg
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- Commons category
- Emergency departments
- different from
- ambulance
- OpenStreetMap tag
- emergency=emergency_ward_entrance
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Encyclopedic overview
The main patient area inside the Mobile Medical Unit operated in Belle Chasse, Louisiana An emergency department (ED), also known as an emergency room (ER), accident and emergency (A&E), or casualty, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or other primary care center.
Due to the unplanned nature of patient attendance, the department must provide initial treatment for a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and require immediate attention. In some countries, emergency departments have become important entry points for those without other means of access to medical care.
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