casualty officer
noun[C]
uk/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti ˌɒf.ɪ.sər/us/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti ˌɑː.fɪ.sɚ/US
amemberof thearmedforceswhosejobis tohelpandsupportthefamilyof asoldier,sailor,pilot, etc. who has beenkilled:
Thecasualtyofficerissupposedtoassistthesurvivingspouseinfilingforfinancialbenefitsandretrievingpersonalproperty.
Synonym
casualty assistance officer
UK
adoctorwhoworksin ahospitalincasualty(= thehospitaldepartmentwherepeoplewho arehurtinaccidentsorsuddenlybecomeillgo forurgenttreatment)and istrainedtodealwithaccidentsorsuddenillness:
It was mydayoff after abusyweekas acasualtyofficerin an inner-cityhospital.
- Hercasualtyofficerappliedfor aspecialMarineeducationbondfor herson, but she neverreceivedit.
- Someofficerswereassignedascasualtyofficerstohelpthefamiliesof thedeceased.
- It was notunusualfor abusycasualtyofficertoseethreemiddle-agedmalepatientswithheartattacksin anight.
- Acautiouscasualtyofficerwill alwaysadmitanypatientwho has had aheadinjuryof thistype.
- A 27-year-oldfiremanwas taken tohospitalcoveredinbloodwhere acasualtyofficerdiscoveredpartof hisnosewasmissing.
- Thedoctorwas not acasualtyofficerandacceptedthe patient'sstatementthat thewoundwassuperficial.
The armed forces generally
- anti-military
- army
- barracks
- camouflage
- CAO
- casualty assistance officer
- casualty notification officer
- challenge
- civvy street
- court martial
- deploy
- gendarmerie
- military
- mission
- reconnaissance
- reconnoitre
- the armed forces
- the SBS
- unmilitary
- WRAC
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