noun
emergency room, emergency ward
B1
Notaufnahme means emergency room or emergency ward, the hospital unit for urgent care. It's a feminine noun (die Notaufnahme) with plural Notaufnahmen. Common prepositions: 'in die Notaufnahme' (movement into) and 'in der Notaufnahme' (location). Compound of Not + Aufnahme; used in medical contexts.
Examples
Nach dem Unfall wurde er sofort in die Notaufnahme gebracht.
After the accident, he was immediately taken to the emergency room.
Nachdem der Busunfall passiert war, wurden die Verletzten in der Notaufnahme versorgt.
After the bus accident had occurred, the injured were treated in the emergency room.
Er wurde sofort in die Notaufnahme gebracht.
He was taken straight to the emergency room.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a sign with a red cross and the word NOTAUFNAHME above an ambulance entrance
Think 'not' + 'a fume' — someone urgently needs help (emergency)
die = think of a prominent red cross sign (feminine 'die') over the entrance
Notes
A compound noun (Not + Aufnahme). Used in hospitals for acute cases; formal/public register.