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Emergency
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate threat to human life or serious damage to property. A false report of an emergency is a crime.
Forms of emergency:
- fire
- crime such as a violent crime in progress
- note that a "cold" crime, even if serious, may no longer be an emergency
- medical emergency
- maritime emergency[?]
- natural disasters such as:
Urgency[?] is the part of a hospital and used preferly with healthcare emergencies.
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