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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More parents should take his lead, said Peter Antevy, a pediatric emergency medicine physician. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Michelson also directs emergency medicine research at Lurie Children's Hospital. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Kirsten Balin is a family nurse practitioner who works in both primary care in her own medical practice and in emergency medicine in her hometown of Klamath Falls in rural southern Oregon. — Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 In Uganda, for example, Kerry says that her group has partnered with the Ministry of Health to build up emergency medicine by training 30 emergency medicine physicians. — Diane Cole, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emergency medicine

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of emergency medicine was in 1966

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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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