Casualty 03
Casualty 03 : Medicine. (1) Person killed or physically, psychologically or mentally injured as a result of war, accident or civil emergency. Notes: (1) In its general definition using the term Casualty to refer to one, more or all of the deceased, the injured and the otherwise affected provides scope for confusion and distress. Responders are urged to use unambiguous terms such as 'deceased' and 'physically injured'. (2) To avoid confusion during maritime emergencies, the term 'casualty' should not be used without qualifying that it relates either to people or the vessel. (2) (In a maritime emergency) Vessel in distress. (3) (For Casualty Bureau purposes) Person known, or believed, to be involved in an incident, including evacuees, survivors, and deceased
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