Noun: accident and emergency
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- Emergency department in a hospital or clinic, staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to people requiring immediate medical treatment
"The patient was rushed to the accident and emergency";
- emergency room [N. Amer], ER [N. Amer], casualty [Brit], A&E [Brit], emergency [N. Amer]
Type of: hospital room
Encyclopedia: Accident and emergency