EMERGENCY

Emergency!

Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios. It debuted as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, on NBC, replacing the two short-lived series The Partners and The Good Life, and ran until May 28, 1977, with six additional two-hour television films during the following two years. Emergency! was created and produced by Jack Webb and Robert A. Cinader, both of whom were also responsible for the police dramas Adam-12 and Dragnet.

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Emergency

An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care for the aftermath.

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emergency

Noun

  1. A situation such as a natural or man-made disaster requiring urgent assistance.
  2. The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
  3. The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.

Adjective

  1. Related to the emergency or to the provision of assistance.
    emergency vehicles


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