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Antonija Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Diving casualties

Is it OK to say diving casualties?Thank you in advance.

He was admitted to the Department of Pneumology in our hospital since all diving and near-drowning casualties are hospitalized in this department.
  

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Yes, it's OK to say it, with the caveat that readers sometimes confuse casualties with deaths. ")

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Yes, it's OK to say it, with the caveat that readers sometimes confuse casualties with deaths.

(I'd use a comma before "since.")
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Edit. There are 3,330 Google hits on "diving casualties" (not very many), but many of them are discussing treatment.

So I guess you're okay! They live!

(Only 50,000 for "diving accidents.")

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