Notaufnahme — meaning in English

English meaning

• casualty noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
• emergency noun A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.

Senses

Notaufnahme is used for these senses in English:

• emergency department (healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.
• emergency room (North America, Philippines, healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.

casualty — full definition

1. noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
2. noun A person who has been hurt or killed in an accident or through violence.
3. noun A person who has died, rather than just been injured, in an accident or through violence; a fatality.
4. noun A member of the armed forces who becomes unable to serve, for reasons such as death, injury, illness, being captured or deserting.

emergency — full definition

1. noun A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.
2. noun The department of a hospital that treats people needing urgent medical care.

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