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Descriptor English:   Mass Casualty Incidents 
Descriptor Spanish:   Incidentes con Víctimas en Masa 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Incidentes com Feridos em Massa 
Synonyms English:   Mass Casualties
Casualties, Mass
Casualty Incident, Mass
Casualty Incidents, Mass
Casualty, Mass
Incident, Mass Casualty
Incidents, Mass Casualty
Mass Casualty
Mass Casualty Incident  
Tree Number:   I01.198.240.856.800.537
I01.880.735.900.800.575
N06.230.100.160
Definition English:   Events that overwhelm the resources of local HOSPITALS and health care providers. They are likely to impose a sustained demand for HEALTH SERVICES rather than the short, intense peak customary with smaller scale disasters. 
History Note English:   2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality
PC prevention & control PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data  
Record Number:   52889 
Unique Identifier:   D054527 

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