Accident and Emergency Department

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• accident and emergency — ˌaccident and eˈmergency [accident and emergency] (abbr. A & E) (BrE) noun uncountable ( …   Useful english dictionary

• accident and emergency — N COUNT The accident and emergency is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illness are taken for emergency treatment. [BRIT] Syn: A & E, casualty (in AM, use emergency room) …   English dictionary

• accident and emergency — noun Accident and emergency is used before these nouns: ↑admission, ↑department, ↑unit …   Collocations dictionary

• accident and emergency — accident and e mergency n BrE the room or department in a hospital where people go if they have an accident or suddenly become ill = ↑A & E American Equivalent: emergency room …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• accident and emergency — noun The department of a hospital that deals with injuries and medical emergencies. Syn: casualty …   Wiktionary

• Emergency department — Accident and Emergency and Emergency room redirect here. For other uses, see Accident and Emergency (disambiguation) and Emergency room (disambiguation). Resus redirects here. For Resuscitation, see Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A clearly marked …   Wikipedia

• Emergency medicine — is a speciality of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a… …   Wikipedia

• Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom — An ambulance of the South Western Ambulance Service responds to an emergency call …   Wikipedia

• emergency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, extreme, major, real, serious, true ▪ Don t call me unless its a real emergency. ▪ life threatening …   Collocations dictionary

• department — noun 1 of a government ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, government, state ▪ Education Department, Health Department, etc. ▪ fire, police (both …   Collocations dictionary

• Emergency vehicle lighting — refers to any of several visual warning devices, which may be known as light bars or beacons, fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to other road users the urgency of their journey, to provide additional warning of a… …   Wikipedia