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- Dictionarye·mer·gen·cy/əˈmərjənsē/
noun
- 1. a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action: "your quick response in an emergency could be a lifesaver"
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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 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. Wikipedia