Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
emergency treatment
e·mer·gen·cy treat·ment
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to emergency treatment:
  • First aid or other immediate intervention for accidents or medical conditions requiring immediate care and treatment before definitive medical and surgical management can be procured.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • To perform one or more operations on information for provision of immediately needed health care for an emergent condition.
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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