A serious and unexpected situation involving illness or injury and requiring immediate action.
in a medical emergency, always call 999 for an ambulance
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Dozens of emergency vehicles were dispatched to a medical emergency at about 10:45 a.m.
Response time to life-threatening medical emergencies improved by 6 seconds to an average of 5 minutes and 43 seconds in fiscal 2007.
This three-day workshop will teach participants how to deal with medical emergencies when 911 is not available.
Should a medical emergency arise, at any time, phone this number for details of the doctor contactable for emergencies.
Firefighters trained to respond to medical emergencies were available eight blocks away.
Minutes later, a medical emergency team pronounced him dead at the scene.
What constitutes a medical emergency?
The public health initiative will help schools prepare to handle life-threatening medical emergencies.
We cannot stress enough the importance of keeping the 999 number free for genuine medical emergencies.
In some cases, blood pressure rises so quickly and severely that it constitutes a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment, often with hospitalization.
She knew how to deal with medical emergencies, deliver babies, and set broken bones.
We gradually introduced the medical emergency team into the hospital from 1997.
About three quarters of in-flight medical emergencies are managed by cabin crew.