Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
emergency care
e·mer·gen·cy care [ ih-mur-juhn-see kair ]
Definitions related to emergency care:
  • Branch of medicine concerned with resuscitation, transportation and care from the point of injury or beginning of illness through the hospital or other emergency treatment facility; includes 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.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Care necessary to treat acute pain, infection, bleeding, or trauma.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Providing evaluation and treatment measures in urgent situations
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
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