dead on arrival

Adjective

not-comparable of a patient slang

(of a patient) Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital. / Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS) or the police. / (slang) Of a new item: received broken.

Japanese Meaning

（患者が）病院到着時に死亡が確認された状態 / 現場に到着したEMSや警察の時点で既に死亡していた状態 / （俗語で）新品のアイテムが壊れて受け取られた状態

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The paramedics reported that the patient was dead on arrival at the emergency department.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

救急隊は、その患者が救急外来に到着した時点で死亡していることを報告した。

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Sense（1）

(of a patient) Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.

Sense（2）

Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS) or the police.

Sense（3）

(slang) Of a new item: received broken.

Sense（4）

(slang) Being a failure from the start, a nonstarter.

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