Emergency Room (Noun)
Meaning
A room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The patient was rushed to the emergency room after being involved in a severe car accident.
- She spent the entire night in the emergency room waiting for the doctor to treat her injured ankle.
- The hospital's emergency room was filled with people who had been injured in the natural disaster.
- After experiencing severe chest pains, he was taken to the emergency room for immediate treatment.
- The nurse quickly assessed the situation and called for backup in the emergency room as the patient's condition began to deteriorate.