emergency
An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening ...
is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment.
Emergency or The Emergency may also refer to:
States of emergency
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Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War, was a guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war fought in Federation of Malaya, Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Arm ...
, the guerrilla war in Malaya 1948–1960
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The Emergency (India)
The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency across the country by citing internal and external threats to the country.
Officially issued by President Fakhru ...
, the state of emergency 1975–1977
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The Emergency (Ireland)
The Emergency () was a state of emergency in the independent state of Republic of Ireland, Ireland in the Second World War, throughout which Irish neutrality during World War II, the state remained neutral. It was proclaimed by Dáil Éireann on ...
Emergency!
''Emergency!'' is an American Action fiction, action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing two situatio ...
'', a 1970s American TV series
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Emergency +4
''Emergency 4: Global Fighters for Life'' (known as ''911: First Responders'' in North America) is a simulation video game developed by German studio Sixteen Tons Entertainment allowing users to manage emergency services on a variety of accidents ...
Joel Plaskett Emergency
William Joel MacDonald Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s. Plaskett performs in a number of genres ...
, a Canadian rock band
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Emergency Records
Emergency Records was an American independent record label from 1979 to 1989.
Founded in the United States in early 1979, Emergency Records specialized in products of the Italian disco sound of the 1970s and 1980s. During that time, the majority ...
Audio Playground
Audio Playground is a Canadian dance-pop band formed in August 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta. The band consists of producers Rubix and DSL and vocalist Anthony Gitto.The World EP.Fin: Will''
* "Emergency", a song by Girlschool from the 1980 album ''
Demolition
Demolition (also known as razing and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction (building), deconstruction, which inv ...
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* "Emergency", three singles by Mavado
* "Emergency", a song by Motörhead from the 1981 EP ''
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. They were ...
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* "Emergency", a 2009 song by Steve Rushton
* "Emergency", a song by The Whispers from the 1981 album Love Is Where You Find It
* "Emergency", a song by Wonderland from the 2011 album '' Wonderland''
* "Emergency", a song by 999 from the 1978 album ''
999 999 or triple nine most often refers to:
* 999 (emergency telephone number), a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries
* 999 (number), an integer
* AD 999, a year
* 999 BC, a year
Media
Books
* 999 (anthology), ''99 ...
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* " Emergency (Dial 999)", by Loose Ends, 1984
* "Emergency (911)", a song by Jordin Sparks from the 2009 album ''
Battlefield
A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troop ...
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Other uses
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Emergency (organization)
Emergency (stylized as EMERGENCY in all caps) is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian NGO that provides free medical treatment to the victims of war, poverty, and Land mine, landmines. It was founded in 1994. Gino Strada, one of the organization's co-f ...
, a humanitarian NGO
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Emergency brake (train)
On trains, the expression emergency brake has several meanings:
* The ''maximum'' brake force available to the engine driver from the conventional braking system, usually operated by taking the brake handle to its furthest position, through a ga ...
is applied the train can be said to "go into emergency"
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Emergence (disambiguation)
Emergence is the process of complex pattern formation from more basic constituent parts.
Literature
* ''Emergence'' (Palmer novel), a 1984 science fiction book by David R. Palmer
* Emergence (Birmingham novel), a 2015 novel by John Birmingham
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Emergen-C
Emergen-C is an effervescent, powdered drink mix vitamin supplement manufactured by Alacer Corp. The Emergen-C product line was introduced in 1978. Alacer was established as a private company in 1972, focusing on vitamin supplements containing vi ...
, a vitamin supplement
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Emergency department
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the Acute (medicine), ...
, a medical treatment facility
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Emergency management
Emergency management (also Disaster management) is a science and a system charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actu ...