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Type Casualty Cause

USFA NERIS - RELEASE 1.0.1, November 4th 2024

Overview

Type Casualty Cause.
 
 

Type Casualty Cause Values

All of the fields in the module, presented together.

Value Definition
CAUGHT_TRAPPED_BY_FIRE_EXPLOSION Caught / Trapped By Fire / Explosion
FALL_JUMP Fall / Jump
STRESS_OVEREXERTION Stress / Overexertion
COLLAPSE Collapse
CAUGHT_TRAPPED_BY_OBJECT Caught / Trapped By Object
STRUCK_CONTACT_WITH_OBJECT Struck / Contact With Object
EXPOSURE Exposure
VEHICLE_COLLISION Vehicle Collision
OTHER Other
 
 

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