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UNIT MEDICAL STATION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
  • Combat Support
DEF

A medical facility formed by the medical element of a unit.

OBS

It provides medical services at the unit level and, during combat, is concerned mainly with collection of patients, provision of emergency care, and preparation of patients for evacuation.

OBS

unit medical station; UMS: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
  • Soutien au combat
DEF

Installation sanitaire comprenant l'élément médical d'une unité.

OBS

Elle fournit les services médicaux à l'unité et, durant le combat, s'occupe surtout de recueillir les patients, de dispenser les soins d'urgence et de préparer les patients pour l'évacuation.

OBS

poste sanitaire d'unité; PSU : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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