emergency ward

collocation in English

meaningsofemergencyandward

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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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ward
noun[C]
uk
/wɔːd/us
/wɔːrd/
one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandwardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The delivery responsibility should includeemergencyward, outpatient, ambulatory inpatient, and preventive health services.
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The accident andemergencywardhas been completely refurbished, with double the capacity.
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It is estimated that last year 1,876 beds were lost, mainly because of temporaryemergencywardclosures.
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He was placed in anemergencyward.
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Everybody knows that there will be somebody at the hospital in theemergencywardto deal with the patient immediately and later to enable him to receive the full treatment.
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The hospital will now redevelop four wards, improve the accident and emergency unit and put in place anemergencywardnext to the casualty department.
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Bulltofta was partially evacuated and the international departure area was converted to anemergencyward.
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The cover-art depicts a patient being rushed into anemergencyward.
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A study of admission records in 2007 showed a total of 6,274 trauma patients admitted to theemergencyward.
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It has a 24-houremergencyward.
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He remained in theemergencywardin a serious condition and went into cardiac arrest around half an hour later, hospital staff unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate him.
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At times, late at night in accident and emergency wards, they are threatened.
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They are the same people who closed cancer and emergency wards in 1978–79.
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One of the questions related to the shortage of casualty officers in emergency wards.
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Five times the operation could not be carried out because, although the consultants and technical staff were available, there were insufficient nursing staff in the emergency wards.
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On the second, he was not admitted to specialist coronary care, but held for two nights in the normal emergency wards and discharged on the third day.
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The hospital has emergency wards and facility of night treatment is also catered over here.
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This three-storey hospital houses a spacious out-door section, emergency wards, and various speciality and super-specialty departments.
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