emergency Synonyms

exigency pinch emergency brake parking brake crisis necessity strait trouble er conniption scrape critical mass rush shut in critical point second-stringer cork jacket standby backup situation stand-by wardroom urgent urgency D-Day crossroads garrotter Emerg fallback zero hour operating room recovery room state of emergency urgent situation case of emergency dire straits emergency room 111 bench warmer hand brake stopgap cardhouse fail-safe intensive care intensive care unit 000 emergency situation rubicon calamity crossroad