ED, A&E or casualty?

[*elizabeths-mum*]

Im just wondering what you call your local hospital emergency section of the hospital. I think it must vary in places and times.

(ED - emergency department, A&E accident and emergency)

[j*oono]

I can't actually remember!  I think we call it casualty.  I suppose it depends on why you need the place.  If it is major then it's called emergency.

[*elizabeths-mum*]

Ours is ED but I still call it A&E which confuses others when I have to send someone down for a patient. 😄 I think A&E must be a NSW term? I think it was casualty when I was a child and maybe on American Hospital shows.

[lurker17260]

It was called A&E when my sister worked there in NZ in the 80s.
ED when I was at ours, in NSW, earlier this year.

[i-need-a-martini]

Casualty.

[azureline**]

ED here.

[moaningmyrtle11]

Ithink we called it Casualty years back, then A&E  (nsw)

I thought ED was an American term.

[**meep**]

emergency dept

[moaningmyrtle11]

ER is the american term isn't it. Silly me.

[**meep**]

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@moaningmyrtle11 wrote:

ER is the american term isn't it. Silly me.

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i was trying to think whether it was ed or er and yep, i think you're right.