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DOA

DOA

10 7.9
A person who is already dead when taken to a hospital
  • other
  • /diː oʊ eɪ/
  • Jargon
: fallecido a la llegada
  • The emergency room staff reported that the victim was DOA following the car accident.

I found the shooting incident, the actual DOA in the park, shooting victim in the park.

Examples

  • When the doctors examined the man, they confirmed he was DOA at the hospital.

  • The paramedics pronounced the patient DOA after they arrived at the scene.

  • I found the shooting incident, the actual DOA in the park, shooting victim in the park.

    Julian Dorey

Synonyms

dead
vsDOA
∞ 1.0

Not alive or working, for example a battery with no power

refers to cases found already not alive when brought to hospital

Antonyms

alive
∞ 1.0

Still present and not dead

Surface Forms

DOA main

Etymology

DOA comes from the phrase 'dead on arrival', first used by doctors and police to say someone was already dead when they reached the hospital. That's why DOA is used to report a person who was already dead on arrival.