civil emergency

a disastrous event, either natural or caused by human activities, that threatens civilian populations. Such emergencies often require the cooperative effort of both civilian and military authorities to provide civil defense and crisis and disaster management.

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March 17th 2025

injury denial

failure to acknowledge the existence or severity of an injury.