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AEROMEDICAL TRANSPORT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

An activity that consists of transporting sick or injured persons by aircraft in situations where either a traditional ground ambulance cannot reach the site easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical means.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Activité qui consiste à transporter des blessés ou des malades par aéronef, lorsqu'une ambulance terrestre ne peut se rendre assez rapidement ou facilement sur place, ou lorsque le patient doit être transporté sur une distance ou un terrain pour lesquels le transport aérien est le moyen qui convient le mieux.

OBS

transport sanitaire aérien; transport aéromédical : 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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