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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Rodriguez, a former emergency room nurse, would be Wisconsin’s first woman governor and Crowley would be the first Black governor.
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Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Within minutes, he was being wheeled through the emergency room doors of St. Joseph’s Hospital.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Overall, trends in COVID-19 cases continue downward as compared to the last few years, according to long-term data trends in deaths, emergency room visits and positive cases.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 July 2025
And the rate of pediatric emergency room visits related to caffeine usage roughly doubled between 2017 and 2023, although such visits remain rare, according to data from Epic Research.
—Jamie Ducharme, NBC news, 20 July 2025
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Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Within minutes, he was being wheeled through the emergency room doors of St. Joseph’s Hospital.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Overall, trends in COVID-19 cases continue downward as compared to the last few years, according to long-term data trends in deaths, emergency room visits and positive cases.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 July 2025
And the rate of pediatric emergency room visits related to caffeine usage roughly doubled between 2017 and 2023, although such visits remain rare, according to data from Epic Research.
—Jamie Ducharme, NBC news, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergency room
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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