I take that a step further, "absolute emergency" is rarely an "emergency". Based on my experience, it mostly translates to whatever task the person thinks it's

I take that a step further, "absolute emergency" is rarely an "emergency". Based on my experience, it mostly translates to whatever task the person thinks it's important for them. Sometimes people will mark the task as "urgent" just to dump it on someone else. The other thing is, in critical emergencies, you should work slower than usual. This means muting all notifications and taking your time. Rushing to get things done can exacerbate the issue. Best engineering managers shield the team in those situation and simply reply with: "thanks, we've been notified and investigating".