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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The pain got so bad he was taken to an emergency room and had to stay overnight.
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Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Rashes usually peak in early summer, and tens of thousands of people in the United States go to the emergency room every year as a result.
—New York Times, 16 May 2026
An Oregon emergency room physician was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after hitting a man with his car and leaving him for dead.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 15 May 2026
One firefighter was taken to the emergency room at a local hospital for over exertion and was released hours later, Clark said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
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Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Rashes usually peak in early summer, and tens of thousands of people in the United States go to the emergency room every year as a result.
—New York Times, 16 May 2026
An Oregon emergency room physician was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after hitting a man with his car and leaving him for dead.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 15 May 2026
One firefighter was taken to the emergency room at a local hospital for over exertion and was released hours later, Clark said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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