mass casualty incidents

Preferred Label : mass casualty incidents;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : casualty incident, mass; casualty incidents, mass; incident, mass casualty; incidents, mass casualty; mass casualty incident;

Related MeSH term : mass casualties; Casualties, Mass; Casualty, Mass; Mass Casualty;

Details

Origin ID

D054527;

UMLS CUI

C1955957;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Mass casualty incident [LOINC component]
Record concept(s)
- mass casualties [MeSH concept]
- mass casualty incidents [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Event [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Mass casualty incident [LOINC component]

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