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NOMBRE ELEVE VICTIMES CORPORELLES [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A high number of injured, sick and deceased victims resulting from an incident.

OBS

From the perspective of a medical response at an incident site, the term "multiple casualties" may also refer to injured and sick victims who require medical attention when fatalities are handled under fatality management.

OBS

multiple casualties: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Nombre élevé de victimes blessées, malades ou décédées à la suite d'un incident.

OBS

Du point de vue de l'intervention médicale sur un lieu d'incident, le terme «multiples blessés» peut être utilisé quand les victimes décédées sont prises en charge par la gestion des victimes décédées.

OBS

nombre élevé de victimes corporelles; multiples victimes corporelles; victimes corporelles multiples : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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