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SANITARY EVACUATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-08-21

English

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

The movement of patients under medical supervision to a medical treatment facility.

OBS

In domestic operations, medical evacuation may include the movement, without medical supervision, of organ donors, organs or life-saving material.

OBS

medical evacuation; MEDEVAC: designations and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

medical evacuation; MEDEVAC: designations standardized by NATO.

French

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

Transport de patients sous supervision médicale à destination d'une installation de traitement médical.

OBS

Dans les opérations nationales, l'évacuation sanitaire peut comprendre le transport, sans supervision médicale, de donneurs d'organe, d'organes ou de matériel pouvant sauver des vies.

OBS

évacuation sanitaire; EVASAN; MEDEVAC : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

OBS

évacuation sanitaire; EVASAN : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

évacuation sanitaire : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie de soutien au combat.

OBS

évacuation médicale : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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