emergency room
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The models first took their child to the emergency room and eventually to the pediatrician, who urged the parents to take their daughter to the nearest children’s hospital, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
“It’s absolutely dreadful,” said Wilfrid Sammut, an emergency room doctor in Versailles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
If someone does have to go to the emergency room, it’s likely the hospital will be more crowded than usual.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
France saw a fourfold increase in emergency room visits for heat-related reasons and a surge of cardiac arrests, authorities said.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
The doctor who had examined Abby in the emergency room arrived.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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