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DECEASED VICTIM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fatality
1, record 1, English, fatality
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deceased victim 1, record 1, English, deceased%20victim
correct, standardized
- decedent 1, record 1, English, decedent
correct, jargon, standardized
- dead casualty 2, record 1, English, dead%20casualty
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who dies as a direct result of an incident, either immediately or afterwards. 1, record 1, English, - fatality
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Within the Fatality Management capability, for reasons of clarity, the terms "fatality" and "deceased victim" are preferred over "victim" or "casualty" because the latter terms apply to both the survivors and the dead. 1, record 1, English, - fatality
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fatality; deceased victim; decedent: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - fatality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- victime décédée
1, record 1, French, victime%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mort 1, record 1, French, mort
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- morte 1, record 1, French, morte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- victime morte 2, record 1, French, victime%20morte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui meurt des suites d'un incident, sur le coup ou plus tard. 1, record 1, French, - victime%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'il est associé à la capacité Gestion des victimes décédées, le terme privilégié est «victime décédée» de préférence à «victime» et à «victime corporelle» pour éviter toute ambiguïté dans les communications. Les termes «victime» et «victime corporelle» sont des termes qui désignent les survivants et les morts. 3, record 1, French, - victime%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
victime décédée; mort; morte: termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 1, French, - victime%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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