emergency medicine

[ ih-mur-juhn-see med-uh-sin ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of emergency medicine¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Coming from combat medicine, whenever somebody asked me, my first career choice was always emergency medicine.

From Time

“It’s an enormous benefit,” says Terry Vanden Hoek, the chief medical officer and head of emergency medicine at University of Illinois Health, which is hosting the pilot.

From MIT Technology Review

He was used to the brutal rhythms of emergency medicine in the Antelope Valley.

From ProPublica

Bedard, a doctor who is trained in emergency medicine, is a member of an American Medical Association cannabis task force established in 2019.

From Washington Post

Here, an emergency medicine doctor, vaccine trial volunteer, protective equipment manufacturer, public health director and others share what 2020 was like for them.

From Science News