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BAJA COMBATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
- Medical and Dental Services (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- battle casualty
1, record 1, English, battle%20casualty
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BC 2, record 1, English, BC
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A casualty incurred as the direct result of hostile action, sustained during that action or relating thereto, or sustained during tactical movement to or from the action. 3, record 1, English, - battle%20casualty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
With regard to personnel, battle casualties consist of: killed in action (KIA); missing in action (MIA); captured in action (CIA); wounded in action (WIA); died of wounds received in action (DOW); combat stress reaction (CSR); and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) casualties. 4, record 1, English, - battle%20casualty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
battle casualty; BC: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 5, record 1, English, - battle%20casualty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
battle casualty; BC: designations standardized by NATO. 6, record 1, English, - battle%20casualty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
- Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perte au combat
1, record 1, French, perte%20au%20combat
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PAC 2, record 1, French, PAC
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
- BC 3, record 1, French, BC
feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perte découlant directement d'une action hostile qui est survenue pendant ou à la suite de cette action, ou qui est subie pendant un mouvement tactique à destination ou en provenance des lieux de l'action. 4, record 1, French, - perte%20au%20combat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En ce qui concerne le personnel, les pertes au combat sont catégorisées de la manière suivante : tué au combat (TAC); disparu au combat (DAC); capturé au combat (CAC); blessé au combat (BAC); décédé des suites de blessures de guerre (DSB); stress suite au combat (SSC); pertes chimique, biologique, radiologique ou nucléaire (CBRN). 5, record 1, French, - perte%20au%20combat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perte au combat; PAC : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 6, record 1, French, - perte%20au%20combat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
perte au combat; BC : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 7, record 1, French, - perte%20au%20combat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Conducción general de las operaciones militares
- Servicios médico y dental (Militar)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- baja de combate
1, record 1, Spanish, baja%20de%20combate
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cualquier baja producida como resultado directo de una acción hostil infligida en combate o derivada de ella. 1, record 1, Spanish, - baja%20de%20combate
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