WotD: Casualty (BrE); Emergency [Room] (AmE)

[muckefuck]

1. die Notaufnahme
2. de Spoedeisende Hulp
3. las Urgencias
4. les Urgències
5. les Urgences
6. yr Adran Achosion Brys
7. Timpistí agus Éigeandáil
8. Pogotowie
9. 응급실 (應急室)
10. 急診室 jízhěnshì

Note: So Dad was admitted to the ER last night complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath. So far, all the test results have been normal, but they kept him overnight for observation and he's got a stress test scheduled for this morning. His wife is fairly put out with him for driving the whole way up himself even once he noticed he was having problems, which he didn't mention to her until they were in town. I probably won't visit him there but it looks like we'll be brunching this Saturday.

Comments

[pne.livejournal.com]

Hadn't heard of "Casualty"; I thought it was "A&E" (Accident and Emergency), though looking at http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2009/06/over-counter-observations.html I see that both are used.

[prilicla.livejournal.com]

I hope your dad is OK.

[aadroma.livejournal.com]

Hoping your Dad has nothing wrong!! (HUG)

[areia.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he's OK.

As for the Dutch, I've never heard that phrase. I would probably use spoeddienst, spoedgevallendienst, or spoedgevallen. I've also heard people shorten it even more to just spoed. If I were trying to sound official I might use the more Dutch-sounding eerste hulp.

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

Gosh, hope he gets well soon