The treatment of patients whose condition is serious and requires urgent immediate action.
Medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and prompt treatment of injuries, trauma, or sudden illnesses.
One of the medical specialties for which residency programs have been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Branch of medicine specializing in emergency care of the acutely ill and injured. Board-certified physicians who successfully complete a residency and qualifying examination and who meet other requirements of the American College of Emergency Physicians may use the abbreviation FACEP (Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians).