emergency medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention
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Alexander Janke, a clinical instructor of emergency medicine at the University of Michigan, advises people to be prepared to wait at an ER and to bring a medication list and their medications.
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Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
When Sternlicht started practicing emergency medicine about 26 years ago, most of his patients had low-risk illnesses and injuries.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
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Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
When Sternlicht started practicing emergency medicine about 26 years ago, most of his patients had low-risk illnesses and injuries.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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