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SEA AIR LAND TEAM [2 records]

Record 1 2021-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Training
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

[The department] provided decontamination and casualty handling training to fleet physicians and corpsmen, and collaborated with Canadian and British forces on chemical and biological warfare hazard assessment. The department also provided special protective clothing, detection and monitoring equipment, and chemical and biological warfare training to Marines, SEAL [sea‑air‑landteam] commando units, and Navy civilians deployed in the gulf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Opérations CBRNE

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
Universal entry(ies)
711
occupation code, see observation
CONT

The medical assistant(Med A) is a member of the Medical Services team which provides health care for members of the Canadian Forces. The Med A works as part of a medical team assisting military doctors and nurses in the treatment of surgical and medical patients in hospitals, clinics and with Sea, Land or Air operational units.

OBS

711: military occupation code.

OBS

medical assistant; Med A: term and shortened form officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
711
occupation code, see observation
OBS

711 : code de groupe professionnel militaire.

OBS

adjoint médical; A Méd : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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