| Descriptor in English: | Emergencies |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Urgencias Médicas |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Emergências |
| Descriptor in French: | Urgences |
| Entry term(s): |
Emergency |
| Tree number(s): |
C23.550.291.781 HP2.029.300.067.074 HP3.007.053 N06.230.100.083 N06.850.376 |
| Scope note: | Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results. |
| Annotation: | EMERGENCY MEDICINE is the corresponding specialty; emergencies in specific diseases: coordinate NIM with specific disease (IM); "drug emergencies": coordinate NIM with specific drug or chemical with probably /pois (IM) |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics EP epidemiology HI history NU nursing PX psychology VE veterinary |
| See also the descriptors: |
Crisis Intervention
MeSH Critical Care MeSH Emergency Treatment MeSH First Aid MeSH Hotlines MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 4705 |
| Descriptor UI: | D004630 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Emergencies
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| Concept UI |
M0007266 |
| Scope note | Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results. |
| Preferred term | Emergencies |
| Entry term(s) |
Emergency |
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