emerg en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /iːˈməɹd͡ʒ/ (Canada)
Etymology
Clipping of emergency.
Meanings
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(Canada, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
“Rather than going to emerg and getting admitted and having the condition over a period of time, we understand that the event happened fairly quickly.
2009 May 26, Theresa Boyle, Tanya Talaga, “Swine flu Factor Probed in death”, in Toronto Star::“What we've seen in the last few days is a number of cases that have come to emerg departments.
2009 October 1, Theresa Boyle, “Second swine-flu wave hits Toronto, southern Ontario”, in Toronto Star::These EMS people, who should just walk into the emerg, drop their patient off, and then leave, are frozen in the emerg for a long period of time, because there aren't enough resources there.
2009 January 17, Daniel Dale, “Ambulance waits get longer”, in Toronto Star::
Coordinates
trauma center · trauma centre · trauma department · trauma room · trauma
Synonyms
ER · casualty · emergency · casualty department · E. R. · E.R. · emergency room · emergency department · A&E · accident and emergency