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emergency medical record number

emerg_mrn
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient medical record number for a urgent care service. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the emergency across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for emergency management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

emerg_mrn

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  emerg_mrn VARCHAR(100),  -- emergency medical record number
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  emerg_mrn as emergency_medical_record_number
FROM claims;

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