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VICTIM IDENTIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A process used to determine the identity of a dead body or human remains recovered from an incident site.

OBS

identification of the dead; victim identification; identification of fatalities: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Processus qui est utilisé pour déterminer l'identité d'un corps ou de restes humains récupérés sur un lieu d'incident.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «identification de victimes», terme plus vaste qui comprend les survivants et les personnes décédées.

OBS

identification de morts; identification de victimes décédées : 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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