departments

Emergency Medicine

救急科 (kyūkyū-ka)

Emergency medicine (救急科, kyūkyū-ka) provides immediate care for acute illnesses and injuries that threaten life or require urgent treatment. In Japan, emergency care is provided at hospitals with an emergency room (救急外来, kyūkyū gairai). The emergency number is 119 for ambulance and fire services, and operators may have basic English support.

Japan's emergency system triages patients; non-life-threatening conditions presenting at emergency rooms may wait hours or be redirected to daytime clinics.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Emergency Medicine
Japanese (日本語)	救急科
Chinese (中文)	急诊科
Korean (한국어)	응급의학과
Portuguese	Medicina de Urgência
Spanish	Medicina de Urgencias
Filipino	Emerhensiyang Medisina
Thai	เวชศาสตร์ฉุกเฉิน
Vietnamese	Y tế cấp cứu
Romanization	kyūkyū-ka

Related terms

• Surgery (Department) 外科
• Surgery 手術
• Ambulance 救急車
• Cardiac Arrest 心停止
• Stroke 脳卒中
• Anaphylaxis アナフィラキシー

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