mass casualty event
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
34 U.S.C. § 10281 — in this section
The term "mass casualty event" means an incident resulting in casualties to not fewer than 3 victims, including—
(i) an incident that exceeds the normal resources for emergency response available in the jurisdiction where the incident takes place; and
(ii) an incident that results in a sudden and timely surge of injured individuals necessitating emergency services.