emergency medicine

noun

: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention

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To address confusion surrounding whether people need further protection, PEOPLE spoke to Dr. Matthew Harris, pediatric emergency medicine physician and medical director for clinical preparedness for Northwell Health in New York. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 In 2023, groups representing pediatricians, emergency medicine doctors and addiction specialists complained to California lawmakers that the state had broken its promise to prevent cannabis products from being designed to appeal to children or be easily confused with candy. Katie J.m. Baker, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 Hey, emergency medicine physicians and hearing aid specialists, come over to Richmond where you're paid highly for your expertise, per U.S. News & World Report. Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Relief work is the immediate disaster response — search and rescue, supply drops, emergency medicine, firefighting. Kelsey Piper, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emergency medicine

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emergency medicine was in 1966

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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

emergency medicine

noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention

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