seriously and slightly injured persons; people with serious and minor injuries
A compound noun used in news reports and official contexts to collectively refer to both seriously and slightly injured people.
The accident left many people with serious and minor injuries.
The police announced the number of seriously and slightly injured persons.
負傷者 is a general term for injured persons, while 重軽傷者 specifically includes both serious and minor injuries.
重傷者 refers only to seriously injured persons, whereas 重軽傷者 covers both serious and minor injuries.
軽傷者 refers only to slightly injured persons, whereas 重軽傷者 covers both serious and minor injuries.
Compound of 重 (じゅう, 'serious'), 軽 (けい, 'minor'), 傷 (しょう, 'injury'), and 者 (しゃ, 'person').