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What is the difference between Urgence and Emergency?

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G. GRAY

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G. GRAY, Writer, M.A, Liverpool

Answered Dec 03, 2020

An emergency is considered a situation in which a threat confronts life, health, property, or environment. In emergencies, specific actions must be taken to ensure that the event has a positive outcome, or at the least, it does not get worse. Some true emergencies include having a heart attack if someone is breaking into your house, if you see an automobile accident, or if you procure a life-threatening injury.

The government is accountable for setting the standards as they are the ones who regulate emergencies. Urgency, on the other hand, is a state in which you must take immediate action, like if a hurricane or an earthquake is coming to your area, and you need to seek shelter.

It can be termed as a critical situation that requires quick action taken. When something is urgent, it needs immediate attention before it gets worse. The guidelines of urgency are also set by the government and the agencies which take care of them. Urgency is different for medical professionals, pilots, and other professionals.

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E. Stanley

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E. Stanley, Technical writer, Indianapolis

Answered Aug 06, 2020

Both urgent care and emergency rooms treat medically related incidences. The urgent care centers typically take care of non-life-threatening conditions, and this includes broken arms, legs, and other certain other conditions. In urgent care centers, there are no facilities to treat severe or life-threatening conditions.

A life-threatening condition would be a heart attack, uncontrolled bleeding, constant vomiting, or significant injuries. Emergency rooms have expert medical practitioners who can offer medical help for those types of situations.

The emergency room operates around the clock, while urgent care facilities are only open during specific hours. However, one advantage with an urgent care center is that medical practitioners are more familiar with the patient’s medical history, and the treatment is less expensive. However, the emergency room sees everyone, no matter their financial situation.

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Larry Thornton

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Larry Thornton, Student, MBA, Los Angles

Answered Aug 04, 2020

An emergency is known to be a type of noun. This is considered to be a type of situation wherein people would need to do immediate actions. There are some emergencies that can be resolved if people would be able to act fast.

There are times when an emergency would refer to something that is life-threatening. When you say urgency, this means that you would need to do something in a more prioritized manner.

For example, if you have different tasks on hand, you need to choose the one that is considered to be ”more urgent” so that you can work on this first over all of the other tasks that are available.

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D. Peter

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D. Peter, Software Developer, B.E (Bachelor of Engineering), Mexico

Answered Jul 31, 2020

There are times in life where a person will need medical attention that can not be resolved at home. Those in the medical field categorize the times of medical attention into two fields. The first is an emergency. This is when there is a threat that is immediate. It even goes beyond the medical field, where there could be a natural emergency, which is impacted by weather conditions or emergency danger to property, such as a fire. Urgence differs because though it is vital for the appropriate team to respond, there is no imminent or immediate danger to life or property.
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