In July 2005 the hospital itself was forced to call 9-1-1 when no doctors were on staff and a medical emergency occurred.

I should always know then where to find you on an emergency.

"Tell her I was called away on an emergency, and ask her to call me when she gets back into town."

"It gave us another week or so on an emergency," he said of the rain.

It is also quick enough to get me somewhere in a hurry if I'm called out on an emergency.

You explain politely we've been called away on an emergency and he's to wait for us to get back.

"He was supposed to look over your information and meet us here, but got called off on an emergency."

Perhaps the senior technician had been on a more significant emergency.

I've been called out on an emergency and have to get through.

He was tied up on an emergency, and they were to check here again in the morning.