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Collocations for casualty - noun

1. person killed/injured in a war/an accident

ADJECTIVE

heavy, high, serious
light, low
pedestrian, road (both BrE)
civilian, military
human

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VERB + casualty

cause, inflict
The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population.
incur, suffer, sustain, take
Our division suffered only light casualties.
avoid, minimize, prevent

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casualty + NOUN

count, figures, list, rate

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2. (BrE) part of a hospital

VERB + casualty

be admitted to
He was admitted to casualty with head injuries.
rush sb to, take sb to

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casualty + NOUN

department, unit, ward

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PREPOSITION

in casualty
He works as a doctor in casualty.

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