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emergency start time

emerg_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a urgent care service. Used to track temporal information related to emergency start time. 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_start_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  emerg_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- emergency start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  emerg_start_tm as emergency_start_time
FROM claims;

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