Emergency
Meanings and phrases
emergency
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; exigency; pinch
- a state in which martial law applies
- a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage; hand brake; emergency brake; parking brake
Emergency Alert System
- a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events; EAS
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities; FEMA
United Nations International Children 's Emergency Fund
- an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries; United Nations Children's Fund; UNICEF
n.
- a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage; hand brake; emergency; parking brake
- The emergency brake failed to stop the lift's fall.
- The operator applied the emergency brake, injuring six other riders.
- This is an important possibility to consider when designing, for example, emergency brake handles or emergency phones.
n.
- a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency; fire escape
- There is a roof hatch for observation, emergency exit and firing.
- According to "The New York Times", an emergency exit had been urged upon the Waqf by the Israeli police.
- Currently, the station is used as an emergency exit for the Metro-North Railroad in the Park Avenue Tunnel.
n.
- an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control; forced landing
- The flight made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport.
- Andres attempted an emergency landing near Landsmeer, Amsterdam.
- Due to the incident, the crew had to conduct an emergency landing.
n.
- the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness
- Also in 2011, Dayton was ranked the fourth best in the nation for emergency medicine care.
- Prior to 1979, there was no formal specialty training certification for emergency medicine.
- Born in Dublin in 1973, where she trained as a nurse, she is an advanced practitioner in emergency medicine.
n.
- (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
n.
- a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment; ER
- Brian later became an emergency room physician and had saved six lives.
- The project also included the first emergency room and an X-ray department.
- Kutner and Taub send her to the emergency room so Cameron can deal with her.
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- The CAF government declared a state of emergency.
- The state of emergency is the first such since 2011.
- Several counties issued a state of emergency.
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- The first call to emergency services was at 5:38 a.m.
- Security forces and emergency services arrived shortly afterwards.
- The Battalion raised funds for emergency services in the wake of 9/11.
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- There are no emergency medical services on Fair Isle.
- The sailors provided emergency medical aid, food, and water.
- The hospital offers basic 24-hour emergency medical services.
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- Its emergency department operates 24 hours a day.
- It has a walkway to the emergency department.
- The nearest hospital and 24h emergency department is in Dorrigo.
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- Along the route, emergency response teams were on stand-by.
- They also organized to send an emergency response team to Wisconsin.
- Security and emergency response were both concerns during Steel Box.
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- There are no emergency medical services on Fair Isle.
- The hospital offers basic 24-hour emergency medical services.
- They began CPR until emergency medical services personnel arrived.
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- They are considered as reserves, second in line of defence in case of national emergency.
- The national emergency even broke down the unspoken wall between CBS radio and television.
- Several countries, notably Brazil, have declared their deforestation a national emergency.
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- Many restrictions are waived in emergency situations.
- The loading ramp is jettisonable in emergency situations.
- The knot can be applied to emergency situations, such as mountain rescue.
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- Each county has a bureau in charge of emergency management in the area.
- Prior to his involvement in emergency management, he worked in various fields including the finance industry.
- In 1992 Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida, revealing the need for a redesign of Florida's emergency management operations.
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- (“A Parade in Town”) She and Schub plan an emergency meeting at her house.
- Russia also called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
- The US requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 25.
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- Each center provides a multitude of services, such as emergency care, advanced imaging, a fitness center and physician offices.
- When using "planned" emergency care, the caregiver has already identified a provider or facility to call in case there is an emergency.
- According to Kervasdoué, France's surgeons, clinicians, psychiatrists, and its emergency care system (SAMU) are an example for the world.
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- Brown was taken to hospital for emergency surgery to stabilise his neck.
- In 1916–1917 her tour of Canada was interrupted by an emergency surgery in Toronto.
- An emergency surgery was conducted to build a new artery using a vein from her leg.
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- When severe it may become a medical emergency.
- He had a medical emergency at a yoga studio and later passed away.
- Typhlitis is a medical emergency.
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- He joined Ayr United on an emergency loan deal in September 2012.
- On 21 January 2014, Appiah joined Notts County on a one-month emergency loan.
- On 21 October 2017, he joined East Fife on an emergency loan until January 2018.
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- 24 hrs emergency service.
- Like the fire service, the Coastguard is a retained (volunteer) emergency service.
- Fortis Insurance UK had its own in-house worldwide medical emergency service, Assistance International.
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- All traffic, except emergency vehicles, was banned from 22:00 July 29, 1978.
- The ropeway has self-propelled emergency vehicles in the event of an emergency.
- Traffic lights will be controlled by a system similar to the one that emergency vehicles use.
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- A state of emergency was declared, but demonstrations continued.
- A state of emergency was declared by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency.
- A state of emergency was declared in Greensboro and 500 more National Guardsmen called in.
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- Consequently, a large emergency relief program was organized for the affected area.
- It focuses on ensuring rapid response, providing emergency relief and protecting vulnerable people.
- HK Electric announced that families of each of the deceased would receive a HK$200,000 emergency relief.
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- It also established a fund to provide emergency assistance for the preservation of such elements.
- Many homecare agencies, adult day care, health centers, and residential care facilities provide emergency respite care.
- The vessels will also be equipped to provide emergency humanitarian relief in areas affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes.
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- The vessel proceeded to St John's next day to conduct emergency repairs.
- The bridge was closed for emergency repairs, and traffic was detoured over I-72.
- In November the government announced it had approved contracts for emergency repairs.
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- In 2017, VF&RS responded to 67,000 emergency calls.
- Dana's frantic emergency calls summon Trevor.
- All medical emergency calls were received through the PRPD's telephone line.
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- Additionally, calls are accepted from the other emergency services by dedicated landlines.
- The emergency telephone number for the police is 113, as opposed to 112 for all other emergency services.
- North Carolina Governor Mike Easley activated 200 National Guard troops and had other emergency teams on standby.
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- Gallieni was designated as Joffre's successor “in case of emergency” on 31 July.
- In case of emergency, a single anointing, not necessarily on the forehead, is sufficient.
- Usually this is below the water line so that the area can be flooded in case of emergency.
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- On 18 September 2012, Cregan made a hoax emergency call to the police.
- The control center receives an emergency call on average every 30 seconds.
- I-195, like many other highways in New Jersey, once had solar powered emergency call boxes every .
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- Their spaceship is now leaning at a precarious angle and cannot make an emergency blast off.
- One of "Admiral Hipper"'s Arado seaplanes had to make an emergency landing in Eide, Norway on 8 April.
- Divers may need to make an emergency ascent in the event of a loss of breathing gas which cannot be managed at depth.
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- The flight made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport.
- Shults made an emergency descent and landed in Philadelphia.
- On 6 July she made an emergency dive when attacked by a Japanese plane.
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- It is a District General Hospital with a 24-hour accident and emergency department.
- Ninewells Hospital, is the only hospital with an accident and emergency department in the area.
- She moved to Swansea as a junior doctor, where she worked in accident and emergency at Morriston Hospital.
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- 28, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta emergency preparedness Act (2008) S.B.
- The commission also noted a "serious need for change" of emergency preparedness routines, she said.
- Because the rocket was unfueled, the test had not been considered hazardous, and emergency preparedness for it was poor.
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- There was no provision for local emergency powers.
- All emergency powers were retained by the Governor.
- The Council was provided emergency powers in the event of enemy attack.
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- Many emergency departments stock antibiotics for this purpose.
- About 2.5 million nonfatal falls were treated in emergency departments in 2013.
- It is the reason for 2-5% of visits to emergency departments and admissions to hospital.
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- 80% of the housing stock is in an emergency situation, the main problem is the repair of the roof.
- Turrets and hulls would thus be separated, making it difficult to put the tanks together again in an emergency situation.
- Finally, rapid is the maximum reasonable rate of fire in an emergency situation when the rate of fire need not be upheld for long periods.
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- It became a bulk storage depot for emergency supplies.
- More recently, it became a bulk storage depot for emergency supplies.
- It is well-stocked with firewood and also holds emergency supplies of dried food.
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- Several months later, the crew of the "Rocinante" are tasked with delivering emergency aid to Ganymede.
- The regime used famine as "an opportunity to switch food patronage from France to the World Food Programme's emergency aid".
- The monastery was originally intended to serve the area's Catholic clergy and churches, but also provided emergency aid to the poor.
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- It also established a fund to provide emergency assistance for the preservation of such elements.
- Additionally, the United Nations World Food Program called for emergency assistance for the country.
- Jitka’s village in Czechoslovakia had received UNICEF emergency assistance after the Second World War.
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- An emergency shelter was prepared on the island.
- This hut is intended for emergency shelter overnight and for day use.
- They also had a space to offer emergency shelter to "battered women", as victims of violence were called at the time.
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- The North West Ambulance Service provides emergency patient transport to and from Denshaw.
- The University Dental Hospital, which provides emergency dental treatment, is also located on this site.
- Anne Hospital serves the town and the surrounding area, and provides emergency medical services 24-hours a day.
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- Both locomotives survived the dieselisation of the MRWA in 1958 as emergency power.
- Train 2K43 became stranded at Lewisham station due to the emergency power isolation.
- Other critical systems, such as telecommunication, are also required to have emergency power.
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- Authorities announced 230 people were in emergency shelters.
- China continues to construct large public emergency shelters.
- The Mexican Red Cross prepared 20 emergency shelters in the state of Nayarit.