emergency situation

collocation in English

meaningsofemergencyandsituation

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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofemergency situation

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In theemergencysituationor when regional techniques are contraindicated general anaesthesia may be necessary.
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They were not immunized against typhus, and did not have appropriate training for such anemergencysituation.
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Regular fire drills, for example, are meant to inscribe a script in people's memories, which is expected to unroll relatively automatically in anemergencysituation.
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Theemergencysituationstimulated brainstorm activity on the part of agricultural chemists, who organized the production of fertilizers and searched for non-traditional substitutes.
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But this was obviously anemergencysituationjustifying a temporary police measure.
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Imidugudu arose from anemergencysituation, created by the massive return of refugees.
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If the woman is unable or unwilling to leave, she should be assisted in developing a safety plan should she need to leave in anemergencysituation.
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These may be to provide a holiday or rehabilitation for an elderly person, to cope in anemergencysituation or to prepare or assess elderly people for long-stay care.
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First, this article showed how difficult it may be in anemergencysituationto determine the most adequate response, even if the situation seems perfectly obvious.
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This is not a subject of the current debate; we are discussing theemergencysituation.
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Clearly, their use can only be envisaged in anemergencysituationand once laboratory tests are available to discriminate between vaccinated and infected animals.
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We are, in the assumed circumstances, dealing with anemergencysituation.
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This would make tracing difficult in anemergencysituationsuch as this.
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I do not see this as just a requirement of theemergencysituationwith which we are faced.
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During the recentemergencysituationit has not been possible to compile the normal detailed analysis by age and length of time unemployed.
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No change in the arrangements to meet the presentemergencysituationis therefore required.
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It was recruited for theemergencysituation, even if it has lasted for 30 years instead of three years.
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All the time you have to keep at the back of your mind theemergencysituationthat might arise in handling these problems.
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