seek emergency treatment

/siːk ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi ˈtriːtmənt/

verb phrase

  1. to go to a hospital or contact emergency medical services because you need urgent medical care

    B1

    formal; transitive verb phrase (seek + noun phrase); past tense: sought; used especially in medical or safety adviceformal

    • "Seek emergency treatment if the bleeding does not stop."B1
    • "The sign says to seek emergency treatment if you cannot breathe."B1
    • "Patients who develop severe symptoms should seek emergency treatment immediately."B2
    • "After experiencing severe chest pain, she sought emergency treatment at the nearest hospital."B2

Common mistakes

  • seek for emergency treatment→seek emergency treatment

    Seek is transitive here, so it is not followed by for.

Collocations

seek medical attentionseek emergency careseek immediate medical help