mass casualty

collocation in English

meaningsofmassandcasualty

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mass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mæs/us
/mæs/
having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a ...
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casualty
noun
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/us
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/
a person injured or killed in a serious accident ...
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(Definition ofmassandcasualtyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many local emergency response divisions and hospitals have adopted triage procedures that will be used in case of amasscasualtyincident.
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Based on our analytical and numerical results, we develop several insights on patient triage in the immediate aftermath of amasscasualtyevent.
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Commentary lowing amasscasualtyevent can be anticipated, medical ethics requires the participation of physicians in planning for catastrophes and the responsiveness of physicians in the aftermath of disasters.
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The planning for the response to amasscasualtyincident involves the scaling up of the normal response to a major incident.
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Vast majority of disaster andmasscasualtyvictims are treated either free or with minimal charges.
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The general public more commonly recognizes events such as building collapses, train and bus collisions, earthquakes and other large-scale emergencies asmasscasualtyincidents.
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The team is equipped to secure the area of amasscasualtyevent as well as provide investigative support.
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Inexpensive positive-pressure devices that can be used easily in amasscasualtysituation, and drugs to prevent inflammation and pulmonary edema are needed.
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Weather conditions may prevent a helicopter from reaching the scene or referring facility, or amasscasualtyincident may tax all other resources.
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Topics covermasscasualtyoperations, public health, assessing patients, and treating injuries.
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Due to the nature of amasscasualtyincident, rescue workers employ triage to classify the victims and direct their efforts where they can best affect survival.
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Inmasscasualty, remote or rural settings, the lack of sterile fluids, intravenous equipment or the knowledge to use them might limit the treatment options available.
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Due to themasscasualtypotential of an aviation emergency, the speed with which emergency response equipment and personnel arrive at the scene of the emergency is of paramount importance.
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A nation or group that can pose a credible threat ofmasscasualtyhas the ability to alter the terms on which other nations or groups interact with it.
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A certain number of casualties were acceptable, as long as mass casualties were prevented.
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The handbook includes a chapter dealing with the disposal of the dead and also takes account of the emotional and social stress which might be caused by mass casualties.
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