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INJURED VICTIM [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- survivor guilt
1, record 1, English, survivor%20guilt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- survivor’s guilt 2, record 1, English, survivor%26rsquo%3Bs%20guilt
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Survivor guilt. The issue of guilt in those who survive a terrorist attack appears in some reports... This seems to be part of meaning-making, so the person not only wonders why they were a victim but also why they survived while others were injured or died.... Workers need to help victims of terrorism understand that survivor guilt is not an uncommon reaction. Furthermore, you can help victims make sense of the attack, its impact on their life and get them to incorporate that knowledge into a future focus. Obviously, if this reaction is causing much distress, a referral to a mental health professional may also be helpful. 1, record 1, English, - survivor%20guilt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
- Psychologie clinique
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culpabilité du survivant
1, record 1, French, culpabilit%C3%A9%20du%20survivant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sentiment de culpabilité du survivant 1, record 1, French, sentiment%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20du%20survivant
correct, masculine noun
- culpabilité de la survivante 2, record 1, French, culpabilit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20survivante
correct, feminine noun
- sentiment de culpabilité de la survivante 2, record 1, French, sentiment%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20survivante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Culpabilité du survivant. Certains auteurs [...] font état d'un sentiment de culpabilité chez les personnes qui survivent à un attentat terroriste. Cela semble faire partie de la réflexion sur la recherche de la signification dans le cadre de laquelle la personne se demande non seulement pourquoi elle est une victime, mais aussi pourquoi elle a survécu alors que d'autres ont été blessées ou sont décédées. [...] Les intervenants doivent aider les victimes du terrorisme à comprendre que le sentiment de culpabilité du survivant n'est pas une réaction rare. De plus, vous pouvez aider les victimes à saisir la signification de l'attentat et de son incidence sur leur vie et les amener à se servir de ces connaissances pour faire une projection dans l'avenir. De toute évidence, si cette réaction cause beaucoup de détresse, il peut aussi être utile de diriger le client vers un spécialiste de la santé mentale. 1, record 1, French, - culpabilit%C3%A9%20du%20survivant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
- Criminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- direct victim
1, record 2, English, direct%20victim
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... four categories of victims can be identified based on the one's emotional or psychological proximity to the victimization : 1) direct victims 2) indirect victims 3) secondary victims and 4) tertiary victims. The direct victim is the person who is unlawfully killed, disappeared, injured, assaulted, robbed, tortured, et cetera. Indirect victims are those who are linked to direct victims in such a way that they too suffer as a result of that relationship, such as family members of the direct victim. Secondary victims are persons who have suffered harm in intervening to assist victims in distress or witnessed the victimization. Tertiary victims refer to community members. All of these different groups of victims can suffer trauma and many other consequences as a result of the victimization... 1, record 2, English, - direct%20victim
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Criminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- victime directe
1, record 2, French, victime%20directe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] quatre catégories de victimes peuvent être identifiées en fonction de leur proximité émotionnelle ou psychologique avec la victimisation : 1) les victimes directes 2) les victimes indirectes 3) les victimes secondaires et 4) les victimes tertiaires. La victime directe est la personne qui est illégalement tuée, portée disparue, blessée, agressée, volée, torturée, etc. Les victimes indirectes sont celles qui sont liées aux victimes directes de telle manière qu'elles souffrent elles aussi du fait de cette relation, comme les membres de la famille de la victime directe. Les victimes secondaires sont les personnes qui ont subi un préjudice en intervenant pour aider des victimes en détresse ou qui ont été témoins de la victimisation. Les victimes tertiaires sont les membres de la communauté. Tous ces différents groupes de victimes peuvent souffrir de traumatismes et de nombreuses autres conséquences à la suite de la victimisation [...] 1, record 2, French, - victime%20directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- autodom 1, record 3, English, autodom
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As Riccardo tells it, Chrysler is the injured party-the victim of government regulations that have imposed a disproportionate burden on the smallest of autodom's Big Three. 1, record 3, English, - autodom
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- du monde de l'automobile 1, record 3, French, du%20monde%20de%20l%27automobile
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le suffixe DOM sert souvent aux journalistes à former des substantifs signifiant le monde de, l'ère de, le royaume de, etc. 1, record 3, French, - du%20monde%20de%20l%27automobile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-10-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
- Protection of Life
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- casualty
1, record 4, English, casualty
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who has suffered injuries, sickness or death as a result of an incident. 1, record 4, English, - casualty
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Casualties include responders. The term "casualty" does not refer to a victim who suffers loss or property damage. More specific terms may be used at incident sites to avoid confusion, such as "physically injured victim" or "psychologically injured victim, ""injured victim" or "injured person" and "sick victim" or "sick person. "As for fatalities, they are handled separately in the course of fatality management. At an incident site involving human and animal casualties, other specific terms should be used, such as "human casualty" or "animal casualty, "to differentiate between humans and animals. 1, record 4, English, - casualty
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
casualty: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 2, record 4, English, - casualty
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- victime corporelle
1, record 4, French, victime%20corporelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui a subi des blessures, qui est devenue malade ou qui est morte à la suite d'un incident. 1, record 4, French, - victime%20corporelle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les victimes corporelles comprennent les intervenants. Le terme «victime corporelle» répond au besoin de différencier les victimes atteintes sur le plan physique ou psychologique des victimes ayant subi des pertes ou des dommages matériels. Afin d'éviter toute confusion sur un lieu d'incident, il importe d'utiliser des termes plus précis tels que «victime blessée physiquement» ou «victime blessée psychologiquement», «victime blessée» ou «personne blessée» et «victime malade» ou «personne malade». Quant aux victimes décédées, elles font l'objet d'une gestion distincte. Sur le lieu d'un incident qui comporte des victimes humaines et animales, il convient d'utiliser des termes plus précis tels que «personne blessée» et «animal blessé» pour différencier les humains des animaux. 1, record 4, French, - victime%20corporelle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
victime corporelle : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 4, French, - victime%20corporelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de emergencias
- Protección de las personas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- víctima
1, record 4, Spanish, v%C3%ADctima
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-04-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
- Protection of Life
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- injured victim
1, record 5, English, injured%20victim
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- injured survivor 2, record 5, English, injured%20survivor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who suffers personal injuries as a result of an incident. 3, record 5, English, - injured%20victim
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plural form that can be used is "the injured," which is a collective plural noun meaning people who are injured, considered as a group. For example, the injured were taken to several nearby hospitals. 3, record 5, English, - injured%20victim
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- victime blessée
1, record 5, French, victime%20bless%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- survivant blessé 2, record 5, French, survivant%20bless%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- survivante blessée 3, record 5, French, survivante%20bless%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- blessé 4, record 5, French, bless%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- blessée 3, record 5, French, bless%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui subit des blessures à la suite d'un incident. 3, record 5, French, - victime%20bless%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-03-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
- Protection of Life
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- injured victim collection point
1, record 6, English, injured%20victim%20collection%20point
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A designated location where injured victims are gathered following an incident or a disaster and wait to receive first aid or be transported to a receiving hospital or another medical facility. 2, record 6, English, - injured%20victim%20collection%20point
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- point de rassemblement des blessés
1, record 6, French, point%20de%20rassemblement%20des%20bless%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu désigné où les victimes blessées sont rassemblées à la suite d'un incident ou d'une catastrophe et où elles attendent pour recevoir les premiers soins ou être transportées à un hôpital d'accueil ou à un autre établissement médical. 2, record 6, French, - point%20de%20rassemblement%20des%20bless%C3%A9s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-09-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- affected person
1, record 7, English, affected%20person
correct, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A living person who experiences losses or injury as a result of an incident. 1, record 7, English, - affected%20person
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Canadian capability-based planning, "victim" is a broad concept that includes different categories of victims such as deceased victims, survivors, affected persons and injured animals. Hence, the terms "affected person" and "victim" are not synonymous. 2, record 7, English, - affected%20person
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
affected person: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 2, record 7, English, - affected%20person
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- personne touchée
1, record 7, French, personne%20touch%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- personne atteinte 1, record 7, French, personne%20atteinte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- personne affectée 1, record 7, French, personne%20affect%C3%A9e
avoid, calque, see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne vivante qui a subi des pertes ou des blessures à la suite d'un incident. 1, record 7, French, - personne%20touch%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En planification axée sur les capacités au Canada, «victime» est un vaste concept qui comprend diverses catégories de victimes comme les victimes décédées, les survivants, les personnes touchées et les animaux blessés. C'est pourquoi les termes «personne touchée» et «victime» ne sont pas synonymes. 2, record 7, French, - personne%20touch%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
personne affectée : usage impropre du mot «affecté» qui se dit, par exemple, d'une personne ébranlée par la maladie ou un événement malheureux. 2, record 7, French, - personne%20touch%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
personne touchée; personne atteinte : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 7, French, - personne%20touch%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2010-10-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- primary victim
1, record 8, English, primary%20victim
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a husband incurs household and medical expenses consequent upon his wife being injured in a road collision. Such loss is an indirect and unintended secondary consequence of the defendant's tort against his primary victim, the wife. 2, record 8, English, - primary%20victim
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Members of self-help groups include primary victims of an offence and secondary victims such as family members. 3, record 8, English, - primary%20victim
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- première victime
1, record 8, French, premi%C3%A8re%20victime
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- principale victime 1, record 8, French, principale%20victime
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- víctima principal
1, record 8, Spanish, v%C3%ADctima%20principal
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2005-02-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- pecuniary detriment
1, record 9, English, pecuniary%20detriment
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally, the law has considered itself fully extended by affording compensation only to persons immediately injured, such as the accident victim himself, without going to the length of compensating also third persons who, in consequence, incur expenses or lose their livelihood, support or expected benefits from their association with him. The reason for this is not so much that these claims are for pecuniary detriment as that the burden of compensating anyone besides the actual casualty is feared to be unduly oppressive because most accidents are bound to entail repercussions, great or small; upon all with whom he had family, business or other valuable relations. 2, record 9, English, - pecuniary%20detriment
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- préjudice pécuniaire
1, record 9, French, pr%C3%A9judice%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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