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LITTER-BEARER [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
  • First Aid
DEF

One who helps carry a stretcher or litter.

OBS

litter-bearer; LB: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • stretcher bearer
  • litter bearer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
  • Secourisme
DEF

Personne chargée de transporter les blessés, les malades sur des brancards.

OBS

brancardier; bran : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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