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A sudden accident or illness can change your life in an instant. Available 24 hours a day, our emergency doctors, nurses and technicians focus on the immediate decisions and actions needed before and after reaching the hospital.

Call emergency services when rapid treatment will preserve life or avoid permanent harm.


 

 

 

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Source: American Board of Specialties, Research and Education Foundation, Which Medical Specialist for You?; American Medical Association; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Lexicon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994

First published: 08/01/2004
Last updated: 09/28/2009

Reviewed by: Steven Bergeson, MD, medical director of quality, Allina Medical Clinic