emergency room
noun
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care
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Three years later, our second baby got a fever and had to go to an emergency room in Park Slope.
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
In the predawn light, the Matthews family rushed to the emergency room, desperately hoping for a miracle.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Ryan received training from a national service dog group called Canine Companions, becoming the first doctor trained by the group to have a facility dog in an emergency room.
—John Daley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Reason Why Parents Parked Outside Hospital For Baby’s ‘Nerve-Wracking’ Milestone
By Daniella Gray
Family and Parenting Reporter
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A mom's risky decision that could have ended with a trip to the emergency room has gone viral.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
In the predawn light, the Matthews family rushed to the emergency room, desperately hoping for a miracle.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Ryan received training from a national service dog group called Canine Companions, becoming the first doctor trained by the group to have a facility dog in an emergency room.
—John Daley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Reason Why Parents Parked Outside Hospital For Baby’s ‘Nerve-Wracking’ Milestone
By Daniella Gray
Family and Parenting Reporter
0
A mom's risky decision that could have ended with a trip to the emergency room has gone viral.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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