title: [The emergency department].
abstract: After a brief history of Emergency Departments in Belgium, the evolution of the clinical activity and the main research topics developed in Erasme Hospital are developed, including the management of the department and of patients flows, and acute clinical toxicology.
authors.affiliation: plheureu@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lheureux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guérisse
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D035843:Biomedical Research; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans