emergency : Idioms & Phrases
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emergency alert system
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noun 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.
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emergency brake
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noun a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
hand brake; emergency; parking brake.
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emergency exit
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noun a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
fire escape.
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emergency landing
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noun an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
forced landing.
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emergency medicine
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noun the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness
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emergency procedure
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noun (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
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emergency room
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noun a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment
ER.
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federal emergency management agency
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noun 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.
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united nations international children's emergency fund
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noun 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.
