 | English  | German |  |
 | contingency [possible emergency] | 618 Notstand {m} |  |
 | med. gomer [sl.] [pej.] [short for "go out of my emergency room"] | 299 Gomer {m} [Jargon] [pej.] [unerwünschter Krankenhauspatient] |  |
 | exigency [emergency] | 185 Notfall {m} |  |
 | distress [emergency] | 101 Notfall {m} |  |
 | bailout [emergency escape] | 79 Notausstieg {m} [Verlassen im Notfall] |  |
 | nucl. SCRAM [emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor] [acronym for safety control rod axe man, safety cut rope axe man] | 18 Reaktorschnellabschaltung {f} <RESA> |  |
 | mil. Wave [Am.] [Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service] | 8 [weibliche Dienstfreiwillige im Zweiten Weltkrieg] |  |
 | [coll. description of paramedical staff working in emergency services regardless of rank or education] | 5 Notarzthelfer {pl} [ugs.] [falsche Bezeichnung für das Rettungsdienstpersonal] |  |
 | ICE [number of contact person in case of emergency] | 5 IN [Nummer der Kontaktperson bei Notfallsituation] |  |
 | med. traffic [EMERGENCY road sign or sign over the entrance designed for use by ambulances] | Liegendanfahrt {f} [Hinweisschild / Gebotsschild bei Einfahrt zum Klinik-Gelände] |  |
 | med. cricothyrotomy [emergency airway puncture] | Kehlkopferöffnung {f} [ugs.] [Koniotomie] |  |
 | EU FireResc traffic eCall [short for: emergency call; automated emergency call system for motor vehicles in the EU] | eCall [meist ohne Artikel, seltener {m}] [automatisches Notrufsystem für Kraftfahrzeuge in der EU] |  |
 | exigency [emergency] | Notlage {f} |  |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
 | aviat. to bale out [in an emergency] | (mit dem Fallschirm) abspringen [im Notfall] |  |
 | econ. to have sth. available [for an emergency] | etw.Akk. vorhalten [für den Notfall] |  |
 | to parachute sb. into sth. [fig.] [appoint in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy] | jdn. in etw. einsetzen [z. B. als Berater in einem schlecht laufenden Geschäft] |  |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
 | Amber alert [also: America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response] [Am.] | [Meldung über ein vermisstes Kind in den Medien] |  |
 | ambulance service [no emergency] | Krankentransport {m} |  |
 | call center [Am.] [911 / emergency] | Notfalldienst {m} [Notruf 112] |  |
 | call center [Am.] [911 / emergency] | integrierte Rettungsleitstelle {f} [Notruf 112] |  |
 | transp. Unverified driving slowly [emergency vehicles] | Schonfahrt {f} |  |
 | MedTech. Emergency Bandage® [emergency compression bandage] | Notfalldruckverband {m} |  |
 | med. field hospital [instantly constructed hospital in an emergency] | Notspital {n} [schweiz.] [österr.] |  |
 | curr. hist. German Notgeld [emergency paper money] | Deutsches Notgeld {n} |  |
 | hoax call [to emergency services] | falscher Notruf {m} |  |
 | MedTech. Israeli Bandage® [emergency compression bandage] | Notfalldruckverband {m} |  |
 | tech. kill switch [emergency (power) off] | Not-Aus-Betätiger {m} [Not-Aus-Schalter] |  |
 | electr. kill switch [used to shut off a device in an emergency situation] | Notausschalter {m} |  |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
 | med. pharm. morning-after contraception [emergency contraception] | Nachverhütung {f} [Notfallverhütung mit „Pille danach“ bzw. „Spirale danach“] |  |
 | FireResc Star of Life [international emergency medical services symbol] | Star of Life {m} [internationales Zeichen für Einrichtungen des Rettungsdienstes] |  |
 | sports UEFA Emergency Panel [also: UEFA emergency panel] | UEFA-Dringlichkeitsausschuss {m} |  |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
 | electr. tech. emergency power supply unit <EPSU, emergency PSU> | Notstromeinheit {f} |  |
 | med. five columns of anaesthesiology [Br.] [anaesthesia, intensive care, emergency care, pain management, and palliative medicine] | fünf Säulen {pl} der Anästhesiologie <AINSP> [Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerzmedizin, Palliativmedizin] |  |
 | aviat. FireResc Miracle on the Hudson [2009 emergency landing] | Hudson-Wunder {n} [2009 Notlandung] |  |
| 5+ Words: Others |
 | TrVocab. Please proceed to the nearest exit. [emergency announcement] | Bitte begeben Sie sich zum nächstgelegenen Ausgang. [Ansage bei einem Notfall] |  |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | RadioTV F Emergency! / [later:] Emergency One | Notruf California |  |
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