| EMD | electromechanical dissociation; emergency medical dispacher; emergency medical doctor; Emery-Dreifus... |
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| EMR | educable mentally retarded; electromagnetic radiation; electronic medical record; emergency mechanic... |
| EMT-A | emergency medical technician-ambulance; emergency medical technician providing basic life support or... |
| EP | echo planar; ectopic pregnancy; edible portion; electrophoresis; electrophysiologic; electroprecipit... |
| ETU | emergency and trauma unit; emergency treatment unit |
| emergency service, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| emergency services, psychiatric | Organised services to provide immediate psychiatric care to patients with acute psychological disturbances. (12 Dec 1998) |
| emergency supplies kit | You and your family can cope best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare is by assembling a Disaster Supplies Kit. Once disaster hits, you won't have time to shop or search for supplies. But if you've gathered supplies in advance, your family can endure an evacuation or home confinement. For useful information, see the MedicineNet site on YOUR FAMILY DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT. (12 Dec 1998) |
| emergency theory | A theory of the emotions, advanced by W.B. Cannon, that animal and human organisms respond to emergency situations by increased sympathetic nervous system activity including an increased catecholamine production with associated increases in blood pressure, heart and respiratory rates, and skeletal muscle blood flow. See: relaxation response. Synonym: Cannon's theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emergency treatment | First aid or other immediate intervention for accidents or medical conditions requiring immediate care and treatment before definitive medical and surgical management can be procured. (12 Dec 1998) |