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

At UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, according to reporting based on interviews with faculty members, more than 50% of students failed basic tests on family medicine, pediatrics and emergency medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Science Daily

If the pandemic pushed many general practitioners to quit, imagine the toll it took on emergency medicine.

From Salon

Last week, a paediatric emergency medicine consultant told BBC News NI that this season was the "most severe influenza outbreak" she has experienced.

From BBC