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Emergencies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Emergencies
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.291.781
N06.230.100.083
N06.850.376
Unique ID
D004630
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004630
Annotation
EMERGENCY MEDICINE is the corresponding specialty; emergencies in specific diseases: coordinate NIM with specific disease (IM); "drug emergencies": coordinate NIM with specific drug or chemical with probably /‌pois (IM)
Scope Note
Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.
See Also
Crisis Intervention
Critical Care
Emergency Treatment
First Aid
Hotlines
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Emergencies Preferred
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