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Term of the Road Dictionary

rescue

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Road Safety
  • Definition : Those activities directed at locating endangered persons at an emergency incident, removing those persons from danger, ensuring the treatment of the injured, and the provision of transport to an appropriate health care facility.

Einsatz

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Straßenverkehrssicherheit
  • Definition : Sämtliche Tätigkeiten, die darauf abzielen, sich in Gefahr befindende Personen in einer Notfallsituation zu orten, aus der Gefahrenzone zu bringen, sie medizinisch zu versorgen und ihren Transport zu einer geeigneten medizinischen Einrichtung zu gewährleisten.