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MULTIPLE-CASUALTY INCIDENT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A sudden incident causing a high number of casualties that is lower than in the case of a mass-casualty incident, but that may exceed the local response capabilities and require that external resources be quickly added to respond appropriately.

OBS

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

OBS

Due to the fact that an incident requires a response, the term "multiple-casualty event" is improper.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Incident soudain qui entraîne un nombre élevé de victimes corporelles, toutefois inférieur à celui d'un incident causant une masse de victimes corporelles, mais dont l'ampleur peut dépasser les capacités d'intervention locales et exiger l'ajout rapide de ressources extérieures pour que l'on puisse intervenir de façon appropriée.

OBS

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

OBS

incident causant un nombre élevé de victimes corporelles; incident causant de multiples victimes corporelles : 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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