emergency medicine

American  

[ih-mur-juhn-see med-uh-sin] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si ˈmɛd ə sɪn /

noun

1. a branch of medicine dealing with acute illness and other medical emergencies.

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Etymology

Origin of emergency medicine

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Thrill-seekers serve a broader role in society beyond Netflix specials, he says, because they go into high-pressure jobs such as emergency medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Heard's collaborators on the study include Dart and Andrew Monte, MD, PhD, also a professor of emergency medicine.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

“When the sodium level starts to creep downward, people are more likely to experience more severe symptoms,” said Paul Charlton, an emergency medicine physician and an affiliate faculty member at the University of Colorado.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025

Alongside critical care practitioners are highly-trained consultants who cover the shifts on a rota basis in addition to their NHS hospital roles, each of them a specialist in "pre-hospital emergency medicine".

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

These skills included Cordon Bleu cooking, marksmanship, a customized blend of martial arts, emergency medicine, and information technology.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer