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HEALTH MEDICAL SUPPORT [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-25

English

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

A function encompassing the full range of medical planning and provision of medical and health services to maintain the force strength through disease prevention, evacuation, rapid treatment of the diseased, injured and wounded, their recovery and return to duty.

OBS

medical support: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

health and medical support: term standardized by NATO.

French

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

Fonction englobant l'ensemble de la planification médicale et de la fourniture de services sanitaires et médicaux visant à maintenir le volume de forces grâce à la prophylaxie, à l'évacuation, au traitement rapide des malades et des blessés, à leur guérison et à la reprise de leur service.

OBS

soutien sanitaire : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

soutien sanitaire : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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